Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fierceness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: fierce-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being fierce.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I stroked it gently, on which the mutinous rogue seemed to swell, and gather a new degree of fierceness and insolence; so that finding it grew not to be trifled with any longer, I prepar'd for rubbers in good earnest."
"Travellers over the London & North Western main line in bygone days will need no reminder of the pattering of cinders on the carriage roofs, the fountains of sparks from the chimneys at night and the distance from which the exhaust of approaching locomotives could be heard, due to the fierceness of their blast in such conditions."

Etymology

From Middle English fersnesse; equivalent to fierce + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fersnesse
Suffix: fierce

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fiercenesses (plural)

Synonyms

fiercity ferocity furiousness fury vehemence violence wildness

Questions

What does fierceness mean?: The state of being fierce.
Where does fierceness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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