Fierceness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of being wild or turbulent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪɹsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈiəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈiəsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɪɹsnəs/.

Examples

the storm's violence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furiousness violence vehemence wildness ferocity 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

felheid

de eigenschap wild of turbulent te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

ferocidade

a propriedade de ser selvagem ou turbulento

🇷🇺Russian

жестокость

свойство быть диким или неспокойным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्दयता

जंगली या अशांत होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

উগ্রতা

বন্য বা অশান্ত হওয়ার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

உக்கிரம்

காட்டு அல்லது கொந்தளிப்பான சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉగ్రత

అడవి లేదా అల్లకల్లోలంగా ఉండే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

उग्रपणा

वन्य किंवा अशांत असण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્રતા

જંગલી અથવા તોફાની હોવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಗ್ರತೆ

ಕಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉഗ്രത

വന്യമോ പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമോ ആയതിൻ്റെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਆਨਕਤਾ

ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

جنگلی یا ہنگامہ خیز ہونے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凶猛

狂野或动荡的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

激しさ

荒々しい、または乱暴な性質

🇰🇷Korean

사나움

거칠거나 난폭한 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dữ tợn

tính chất hoang dã hoặc hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความดุร้าย

คุณสมบัติของความป่าเถื่อนหรือความวุ่นวาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keganasan

sifat menjadi liar atau bergejolak

🇵🇭Filipino

kabangisan

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

خشونت

خاصیت وحشی یا متلاطم بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddet

vahşi veya çalkantılı olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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