ferocity
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
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Noun
ferocity (countable and uncountable, plural ferocities)
- The condition of being ferocious.
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Translations
The condition of being ferocious
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Further reading
- “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.