- ferity
- noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Latin feritas, from ferus Date: 1534 archaic the quality or state of being feral; also barbarity
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Ferity — Fer i*ty, n. [L. feritas, from ferus wild.] Wildness; savageness; fierceness. [Obs.] Woodward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ferity — index atrocity, cruelty, severity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ferity — [fer′i tē] n. [L feritas < ferus, FIERCE] the state or quality of being wild, savage, or untamed … English World dictionary
ferity — ˈferəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin feritas, from ferus wild + itas ity : the state of being feral : wildness, barbarity the ferity of the animals of the deep forests … Useful english dictionary
ferity — /fer i tee/, n. 1. a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state. 2. savagery; ferocity. [1525 35; < L feritas, equiv. to fer(us) wild, untamed + itas ITY] * * * … Universalium
ferity — noun /ˈfɛɹɪti/ The quality or fact of being wild or in a wild state; wildness, brutishness … Wiktionary
ferity — n. savagery; ferocity; state of barbarism … English contemporary dictionary
ferity — fer·i·ty … English syllables
ferity — fer•i•ty [[t]ˈfɛr ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state 2) savagery; ferocity • Etymology: 1525–35; < L feritās; see feral ity … From formal English to slang
ferity — /ˈfɛrəti/ (say feruhtee) noun 1. a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state. 2. savagery; ferocity. {Latin feritas fierceness, roughness} …
