fierceness

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fierceness

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

noun fiercenesses

  1. uncountable, usually The state of being fierce. 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.

    Similar: fiercity

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noun state of being fierce

Españolfiereza, feridad
Kiswahiliukali
Françaisacharnement
Italianofierità

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@misc{fierceness_2026,
  title = {fierceness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fierceness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}