Audio English.net » Dictionary » F » Field Trip ... Fig-bird

FIERCENESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does fierceness mean?

• FIERCENESS (noun)
The noun FIERCENESS has 1 sense:

1. the property of being wild or turbulent

Familiarity information: FIERCENESS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FIERCENESS (noun)

Sense 1

fierceness ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The property of being wild or turbulent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

ferocity; fierceness; furiousness; vehemence; violence; wildness; fury

Context example:

the storm's violence

Hypernyms ("fierceness" is a kind of...):

intensity; intensiveness (high level or degree; the property of being intense)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fierceness"):

savageness; savagery (the property of being untamed and ferocious)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face." (English proverb)

"Do not be shy of whom is shameless." (Albanian proverb)

"Smart people are blessed." (Arabic proverb)

"The best helmsmen stand on shore" (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0249 seconds