Ferocity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being wild or turbulent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fəɹˈɑːsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/fəɹˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fəɹˈɒsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /fəɹˈɑːsᵻɾi/.

Examples

the storm's violence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furiousness violence vehemence wildness fierceness fury

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of being wild or turbulent “the storm's violence”

Word Forms

ferocious	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
fierce	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
furious	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
vehement	adjective	characterized by great force or energy
violent	adjective	acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
wild	adjective	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wildheit

die Eigenschaft, wild oder turbulent zu sein

🇫🇷French

férocité

la propriété d'être sauvage ou turbulent

🇪🇸Spanish

ferocidad

la propiedad de ser salvaje o turbulento

🇮🇹Italian

ferocia

la proprietà di essere selvaggio o turbolento

🇳🇱Dutch

wreedheid

de eigenschap wild of turbulent te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferocidade

a propriedade de ser selvagem ou turbulento

🇷🇺Russian

свирепость

свойство быть диким или неспокойным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रूरता

जंगली या अशांत होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

হিংস্রতা

বন্য বা অশান্ত হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனம்

காட்டு அல்லது கொந்தளிப்பான சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరత్వం

అడవి లేదా అల్లకల్లోలంగా ఉండే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रूरता

वन्य किंवा अशांत असण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકરાળતા

જંગલી અથવા તોફાની હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗ್ರತೆ

ಕಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരത

വന്യമോ പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമോ ആയതിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਆਨਕਤਾ

ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

درندگی

جنگلی یا ہنگامہ خیز ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶

狂野或动荡的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

獰猛

荒々しい、または乱暴な性質

🇰🇷Korean

사나움

거칠거나 난폭한 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hung dữ

tính chất hoang dã hoặc hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความดุร้าย

คุณสมบัติของความป่าเถื่อนหรือความวุ่นวาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keganasan

sifat menjadi liar atau bergejolak

🇵🇭Filipino

bangis

ang pag-aari ng pagiging ligaw o magulong

🇲🇾Malay

keganasan

sifat menjadi liar atau bergelora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شراسة

خاصية كونها البرية أو المضطربة

🇮🇷Persian

وحشیگری

خاصیت وحشی یا متلاطم بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

gaddarlık

vahşi veya çalkantılı olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּראוּת

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