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)

  1. The condition of being ferocious.

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Further reading

  • ferocity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • ferocity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • ferocity at OneLook Dictionary Search
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