Fury en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Friom Middle English Furie, from Latin Furiae, a name used for the three Erinyes, being the plural of furia ("rage").
Meanings
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(Greek) A female personification of vengeance.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis,[…]!”
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
es furia (female personification of vengeance) · hu Fúria (female personification of vengeance) · de Furie (female personification of vengeance) · el Ερινύες (female personification of vengeance) · sv furie (female personification of vengeance) · eo furio (female personification of vengeance) · grc Ἐρινύς (female personification of vengeance) · pl Furia (female personification of vengeance) · ru фу́рия (female personification of vengeance) · mk фу́рија (female personification of vengeance) · uk фу́рія (female personification of vengeance) · enm Furie (female personification of vengeance) · mr फ्यूरी (female personification of vengeance) · fi raivotar (female personification of vengeance)