FEROCITY

ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness

(noun) the property of being wild or turbulent; “the storm’s violence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ferocity (countable and uncountable, plural ferocities)

The condition of being ferocious.

Synonyms

• fierceness

• furiousness

• fury

• vehemence

• violence

• wildness

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*roc"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, -ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocité. See Fierce.]

Definition: Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance. The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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