Definition of Fierceness

1. Noun. The property of being wild or turbulent. "The storm's violence"


Definition of Fierceness

1. Noun. The state of being fierce. ¹

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Definition of Fierceness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fierceness

fiendful
fiendish
fiendishly
fiendishness
fiendishnesses
fiendlike
fiendly
fiends
fient
fientive
fients
fier
fierasfer
fierce
fiercely
fierceness
fiercenesses
fiercer
fiercest
fiere
fieres
fieri facias
fierier
fieriest
fierily
fieriness
fierinesses
fiery
fiery cross
fiest

Literary usage of Fierceness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"... was in keeping with the rest of their character, and had in it little of the aggressive fierceness which characterized other Indians to the eastward. ..."

2. A History of Illinois, from Its Commencement as a State in 1818 to 1847 by Thomas Ford, James Shields (1854)
"... the end of the session—New suspensions—Small bills—Fierceness of parties against each other—Views of both parties concerning banking, and of each other. ..."

3. A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the Divine by Thomas Whittemore (1858)
"8,) came up in remembrance before God ; ie, he did not forget her sins ; he did not fail "to give-unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his ..."

4. The Church History of Britain, from the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, James Nichols (1842)
"95-87- Theodoras, Archbishop of Canterbury. AD 668. His Fierceness to keep Easter after the Romish Rite. AD 672-3. ..."

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