- ferociousness
- noun see ferocious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ferociousness
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ferociousness — n. the trait of extreme cruelty. Syn: brutality, viciousness, savageness, savagery. [WordNet 1.5] It [Christianity] has adapted the ferociousness of war. Blair. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ferociousness — index bestiality, cruelty, severity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ferociousness — ferocious ► ADJECTIVE 1) savagely fierce, cruel, or violent. 2) informal very great; extreme. DERIVATIVES ferociously adverb ferociousness noun ferocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin ferox fierce … English terms dictionary
Ferociousness — Ferocious Fe*ro cious, a. [L. ferox, ocis, fierce: cf. F. f[ e]roce. See {Ferocity}.] Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion. [1913 Webster] The humbled power of a ferocious … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ferociousness — See ferociously. * * * … Universalium
ferociousness — noun The quality of being ferocious; ferocity … Wiktionary
ferociousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity: depth (often used in plural), ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, severity, vehemence, vehemency, violence. See BIG, STRONG … English dictionary for students
ferociousness — n. savagery, fierceness, brutalness … English contemporary dictionary
ferociousness — fe·ro·cious·ness … English syllables
ferociousness — See: ferocious … English dictionary
