Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furies

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
fu-ries
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of fury

name

Synonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance.

Etymology

From Latin Furiae.

Origin

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Questions

What does furies mean?
plural of fury
Where does furies come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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