ferocity

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the property of being wild or turbulent

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness

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