noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The condition of being ferocious. countable, uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence"

2. 2
   the property of being wild or turbulent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fiercenessfiercenessfuriousnessfuryvehemenceviolence

Example

More examples

"His expression is full of ferocity and astonishment at the same time."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

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