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ferocity
What does ferocity mean?
ferocity (noun): the property of being wild or turbulent.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce ferocity?
/fəˈɹɑsəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ferocity come from?
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to ferocity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ferocity” mean?
someone who gives advice about problems
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clear or deep perception of a situation
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a three-dimensional work of plastic art
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the property of being wild or turbulent
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