ferocity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /fəˈɹɒsɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /fəˈɹɑsɪti/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of being ferocious.
Nearly a year later, in the month of October, 18—, London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim.
1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 4, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:Near-synonyms: fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ferocities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
feralness · wildness · ferality · brutishness
Deriveds
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Synonyms
violence · ferociousness · fierceness · fury · furiousness · vehemence
Translations (18)
mk же́стокост (The condition of being ferocious) · ota وحشت (The condition of being ferocious) · fr acharnement (The condition of being ferocious) · de Grausamkeit (The condition of being ferocious) · ru свирепость (The condition of being ferocious) · hi क्रूरता (The condition of being ferocious) · eo sovaĝeco (The condition of being ferocious) · fi raivokkuus (The condition of being ferocious) · el αγριότητα (The condition of being ferocious) · la ferōcitās (The condition of being ferocious) · ro ferocitate (The condition of being ferocious) · ota وحشیلك (The condition of being ferocious) · es feridad (The condition of being ferocious) · es ferocidad (The condition of being ferocious) · la saevitia (The condition of being ferocious) · mk сви́репост (The condition of being ferocious) · mi taratutū (The condition of being ferocious) · bg свирепост (The condition of being ferocious)