Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferocity

/fəˈɹɑsɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: fe-roc-i-ty
IPA: /fəˈɹɑsɪti/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being ferocious.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence"
"Nearly a year later, in the month of October, 18—, London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: férocité, ferocitas

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈɹɑsɪti/
British English: /fəˈɹɒsɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferocities (plural)

Derived Forms

superferocity

Frequently Paired Words

feral ferity fierce ferality feralness wildness brutishness

Synonyms

ferociousness fierceness furiousness fury vehemence violence wildness

Rhymes With

curiosity velocity generosity animosity viscosity atrocity monstrosity religiosity luminosity porosity verbosity hypervelocity

Questions

How do you pronounce ferocity?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈɹɑsɪti/.
What does ferocity mean?: The condition of being ferocious.
Where does ferocity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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