Ferocity
/fəˈɹɑsɪti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe condition of being ferocious.
Sentence Examples
His expression is full of ferocity and astonishment at the same time.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the storm shattered windows and uprooted entire trees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the tiger's attack was shocking, and it was over in just a matter of a few seconds.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nearly a year later, in the month of October, 18—, London was startled by a crime of singular ferocity and rendered all the more notable by the high position of the victim."
— 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 4, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the storm shattered windows and uprooted entire trees.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of the tiger's attack was shocking, and it was over in just a matter of a few seconds.