ferocity
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈɹɑsɪti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈɹɒsɪti/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒsɪti
Noun edit
ferocity (countable and uncountable, plural ferocities)
- The condition of being ferocious.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
The condition of being ferocious
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Further reading edit
- “ferocity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ferocity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ferocity”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.