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Definition of Fierceness
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 Fierceness
1. Noun. The state of being fierce. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fierceness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fierceness
Literary usage of Fierceness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... was in keeping with the rest of their character, and had in it little of the
aggressive fierceness which characterized other Indians to the eastward. ..."
2. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... the end of the session—New suspensions—Small bills—Fierceness of parties
against each other—Views of both parties concerning banking, and of each other. ..."
3. A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the Divine by Thomas Whittemore (1858)
"8,) came up in remembrance before God ; ie, he did not forget her sins ; he did
not fail "to give-unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his ..."
4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"95-87- Theodoras, Archbishop of Canterbury. AD 668. His Fierceness to keep Easter
after the Romish Rite. AD 672-3. ..."
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