Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Ferocity — Fe*roc i*ty, n. [L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocit[ e]. See {Fierce}.] Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance. [1913 Webster] The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ferocity — index atrocity, bestiality, cruelty, furor, outbreak, severity, violence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
ferocity — [adj] fierceness barbarity, bloodthirstiness, brutality, cruelty, ferociousness, murderousness, savagery, viciousness, violence, wildness; concepts 401,542 … New thesaurus
ferocity — [fə räs′ə tē] n. pl. ferocities [Fr ferocité < L ferocitas] the state or quality of being ferocious … English World dictionary
ferocity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, sheer PREPOSITION ▪ with ferocity ▪ It attacks its prey with great ferocity … Collocations dictionary
ferocity — fe|ro|ci|ty [fəˈrɔsıti US fəˈra: ] n [U] the state of being extremely violent and severe ferocity of ▪ Detectives were shocked by the ferocity of the attack … Dictionary of contemporary English
ferocity — [[t]fərɒ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT The ferocity of something is its fierce or violent nature. The armed forces seem to have been taken by surprise by the ferocity of the attack. Syn: violence … English dictionary
ferocity — fe|roc|i|ty [ fə rasəti ] noun uncount violence or extreme force: the ferocity of the attack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ferocity — UK [fəˈrɒsətɪ] / US [fəˈrɑsətɪ] noun [uncountable] violence or extreme force the ferocity of the attack … English dictionary
ferocity — ferocious ► ADJECTIVE 1) savagely fierce, cruel, or violent. 2) informal very great; extreme. DERIVATIVES ferociously adverb ferociousness noun ferocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin ferox fierce … English terms dictionary
