nonaggression

noun

Definition of nonaggressionnext
as in pacifism

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  1. pacifism
  2. friendliness
  3. sociability
  4. cordiality
Noun
  • Wells, a Fabian socialist like George Bernard Shaw, wrote a speculative treatise that predicted the ecology movement, the arms race, socialist pacifism, and WWII.
    Armond White, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Their founding leader, an Englishwoman named Ann Lee, preached Quaker ideals, like pacifism and gender equality, but added collective ownership, a work ethic to embarrass Balzac, and, trickiest of all for a utopia trying to grow, celibacy.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of pacifism
Noun
  • Even in humans, a smile does not always convey friendliness and joy.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • That kind of friendliness requires adopting the clichéd feel-goodery inherent in many group fitness classes.
    Mikala Jamison, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of friendliness
Noun
  • The Covid pandemic may have changed habits slightly — people are understandably more reticent about passing around the same cup and straw — but sociability is still key.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
  • And it’s designed very specifically to assess at a very fine level various aspects of intelligence, of personality, of sociability.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2014
Definition of sociability
Noun
  • Hold on to your butts, Samuel L. Jackson is coming after awards season cordiality.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The former President posted on Truth Social eight times about it, and his campaign and supporters have also latched on, in a sharp contrast from the notable cordiality shown on stage between Trump’s running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minn.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of cordiality
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