Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferociousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
fe-ro-cious-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being ferocious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ferocious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ferociousness From ferocious + -ness.

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Questions

What does ferociousness mean?
The quality of being ferocious.
Where does ferociousness come from?
Etymology tree English ferocious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ferociousness From ferocious + -ness.

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