dovishness

dove ¹

 (dŭv)

n.

1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.

2. A gentle, innocent person.

3. A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

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[Middle English douve, from Old English *dūfe.]

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dov′ish adj.

dov′ish·ness n.

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dove ²

 (dōv)

v.

A past tense of dive¹. See Usage Note at dive¹.

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Dove

 (dŭv)

n.

See Columba.

dovishness

(ˈdʌvɪʃnəs) or

doveishness

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the characteristic of being like a dove, esp in a political sense

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dovishness - any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation peace advocacy - any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations hawkishness - any political orientation favoring aggressive policies