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

When the other girl refused, Ali said Charlton attacked her, prompting Karen to intervene to try and protect the teen, only for Charlton to turn his ferocity on her.

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They launched into this game with the ferocity of a full-blooded qualifier or major tournament fixture, overwhelming their passive visitors with three goals in the opening 20 minutes.

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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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