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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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fierceness — n. the quality of being fierce; ferocity; fury; vehemence. Syn: ferocity, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness, strength. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fierceness — fierce ► ADJECTIVE 1) violent or aggressive; ferocious. 2) intense. 3) (of a mechanism) having a powerful abruptness of action. DERIVATIVES fiercely adverb fierceness noun. ORIGIN Latin ferus untamed … English terms dictionary
Fierceness — Fierce Fierce, a. [Compar. {Fiercer}; superl. {Fiercest}.] [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. {Feral}, {Ferocity}.] 1. Furious;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fierceness — noun see fierce … New Collegiate Dictionary
fierceness — See fiercely. * * * … Universalium
fierceness — noun The state of being fierce … Wiktionary
fierceness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity: depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fury, intensity, pitch, severity, vehemence, vehemency, violence. See BIG, STRONG … English dictionary for students
fierceness — fierce·ness || fɪrsnɪs /fɪəs n. hostility; aggressiveness, cruelness; furiousness … English contemporary dictionary
fierceness — fierce·ness … English syllables
fierceness — See: fierce … English dictionary
