ferocity

[fuh-ros-i-tee]

noun

1. a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.

Other Word Forms

• nonferocity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ferocity¹

1600–10; < Latin ferōcitās, equivalent to ferōc-, stem of ferōx ferocious + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

That includes one whose knack for surviving one of the galaxy’s most lethal species makes her a symbol of feminist ferocity and a pop culture icon.

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Before sunup on Jan. 8, as the Eaton fire roared across the San Gabriel Mountains, a blaze of texts and calls lit up my phone with a ferocity of their own.

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Tom Curry typified the ferocity up front with Russell pulling the strings with ease.

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"Whenever there's a problem, they will close ranks and ignore. If that doesn't work, they would attack you with great ferocity," he told BBC Wales Investigates.

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Israel pounded the Iranian capital with a massive barrage against multiple neighborhoods that residents said was unprecedented in its ferocity over the 12-day war.

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