ferity

[ fer-i-tee ]

/ ˈfɛr ɪ ti /

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noun

a wild, untamed, or uncultivated state.

savagery; ferocity.

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Origin of ferity

1525–35; <Latin feritās, equivalent to fer(us) wild, untamed + -itās-ity

Words nearby ferity

fergusonite, ferhoodle, feria, ferial, ferine, ferity, Ferlinghetti, ferly, Fermanagh, Fermat, fermata

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How to use ferity in a sentence

There is a savor of the like ferity and sweetness in this poem.
John Greenleaf Whittier|W. Sloane Kennedy
The wildness of the savage is but a faint symbol of the awful ferity with which good men and lovers meet.
Excursions and Poems|Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for ferity

ferity

/ (ˈfɛrɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties rare

the state of being wild or uncultivated

savagery; ferocity

Word Origin for ferity

C16: from Latin feritās, from ferus savage, untamed

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