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Definition of Ferocity
1. Noun. The property of being wild or turbulent. "The storm's violence"
Generic synonyms: Intensity, Intensiveness
Specialized synonyms: Savageness, Savagery
Derivative terms: Ferocious, Fierce, Fierce, Fierce, Fierce, Furious, Furious, Furious, Furious, Vehement, Violent, Wild, Wild
Definition of Ferocity
1. n. Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance.
Definition of Ferocity
1. Noun. The condition of being ferocious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferocity
1. fierceness [n -TIES] - See also: fierceness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferocity
Literary usage of Ferocity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Europe Since 1815 by Charles Downer Hazen (1910)
"The ferocity of the conflict. about 80000 members. Many of the members of this
association were in ... Nothing could have so surely deepened the ferocity ..."
2. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"As for brandy and rum, it was necessary to guard the casks with great care to
prevent these thirsty allies from breaking them open ; and when ferocity of ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... is much more natural than if it arose from a mere proverbial character of
these people for ferocity, which was common to them with many others. ..."
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