fiercenessn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈfɪrsnəs/

Etymology: < fierce adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being fierce.

a. Formidable violence; intractable savageness of temper; vehement and merciless fury.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [noun]

rethenesseOE

grimcundleȝcc1175

fellhead1340

ferteec1380

fiercenessc1384

savagenessa1400

grimliness14..

fellnessc1410

bestialitya1413

fierceheadc1440

cruelness?a1475

inhumanity1477

bremeness?1529

fury1534

tigerness1535

bruteness1538

immanity1539

wolvishness?1548

ferity?c1550

brutishness1567

truculency1569

Phalarism1581

ferocity1606

savagerya1616

brutality1633

inhumanness1649

wolfishness1676

boarishness1682

brutism1687

truculence1727

ferociousness1766

bestialism1824

tigerhood1846

Calibanism1859

unhumanness1885

inhumanism1907

Hunnishness1914

the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [noun]

foamc900

wrethec950

woodnessc1000

eyec1175

wrathc1175

grim13..

ragingc1300

ragec1325

furyc1374

fiercetya1382

fiercenessc1384

wrotha1400

grindellaikc1400

rasedheadc1450

furor1477

windc1485

furiousnessc1500

enrage1502

furiosity1509

passion1524

ourningc1540

enragement1596

enragedness1611

transportation1617

emportment1663

madness1663

foaming1709

infuriation1848

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun]

grimcundleȝcc1175

fellhead1340

ferteec1380

fiercetya1382

fiercenessc1384

grimliness14..

fellnessc1410

fierceheadc1440

grillc1450

cruelness?a1475

tigerness1535

wolvishness?1548

ferity?c1550

truculency1569

cursedness1589

ferocity1606

wolfishness1676

boarishness1682

brutishness1683

truculence1727

ferociousness1766

tiger1825

tigerhood1846

Hunnishness1914

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [noun]

fiercenessc1384

animosity?a1475

generosity1539

spleen1599

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. iv. 8 Dreede ȝe not inwardli the feersnesse of hem.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xviii. 123 Yf [the] chynne [of beestes] be broke all theyr cruelnes and fyersnes faylle.

c1475 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 223 God smote the said henry for hys gret fersnesse.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Eph. iv. 31 Bitternes, fearsnes [θυμός], and wrath.

1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Cj The females [sc. elephants] are of greater fiercenesse then the males.

1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. ii. 74 (note) The Fierceness of the People being not wholly subdued.

1712 J. Swift Proposal for Eng. Tongue 27 The same Defect of Heat which gives a Fierceness to our Natures, may contribute to that Roughness of our Language.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. i. 28 The priest looked at him with something of honest fierceness in his eyes.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 288 He is like a wild beast, all violence and fierceness.

†b. Sternness, severity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [noun] > severity or sternness

rethenesseOE

grimness971

hardnessOE

sternhead1297

sharpnessa1325

reddoura1375

fiercetya1382

sternness1382

fiercenessc1384

sturdinessc1384

fellnessc1410

austeritya1425

raddourc1440

austerenessa1450

severity1530

cruelness1537

cruelty1556

severeness1579

tender mercies1611

piquancya1677

Draconianism1819

astringency1823

Draconism1832

hard-handedness1849

starkness1884

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun]

rethenesseOE

grimness971

sternhead1297

sharpnessa1325

reddoura1375

sternness1382

fiercenessc1384

sturdinessc1384

duressc1400

fellnessc1410

austeritya1425

harshnessc1480

roughness1530

severity1530

durity1543

ungentleness1548

severeness1579

ruggedness1638

atrocity1641

austereness1646

piquancya1677

Draconianism1819

astringency1823

Draconism1832

starkness1884

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xi. 22 Therfore se the goodnesse, and feersnesse of God; sothli feersnesse in to hem that felden doun.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 17 Þe fersnes be noþer to mikil ne to litil.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3^v To..pacifie the fiercnes of this gentle Ordinance.

†c. Bravery, high-spirit, mettle. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [noun]

hearteOE

spirita1382

fierceness1490

stomach?1529

spritec1540

fire1579

mettle1581

rage1590

brave-spiritednessa1617

lion-heart1667

game1747

spunk1773

pluck1785

gameness1810

ginger1836

pluckiness1846

gimp1901

ticker1930

cojones1932

the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [noun]

boldshipc1275

couragea1382

audacity1432

fierceness1490

confidence1526

spritec1540

gallantness1555

braverya1586

braveness1589

confidency1600

lion-heart1667

bravity1689

outdaciousness1778

nads1976

the mind > emotion > courage > valour > [noun]

earlshipOE

prowessc1325

pruancec1330

valiantisec1330

wightshipc1330

valure?a1350

wightness1377

orpednessa1398

orpedshipc1400

valiantness1470

valiance1475

fierceness1490

priceheadc1540

valiancy1574

valor1586

valencea1604

valeur1646

valorousness1727

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) iii. 18 The fyersnes of the sayd courser.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 4825 The fame of our fuersnes fares abrode.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxxi Who..admires the..manly Fierceness that adorns his Face.

d. Eagerness. †Const. to with infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun]

jealoustea1382

yeverousheada1400

zeala1413

zealc1425

jealousy1436

eagernessc1450

heartinessc1475

estudy1483

fierceness1533

zealousnessc1555

zealousyc1565

edge1591

warmth1600

empressement1709

enthusiasm1717

entrain1847

impressment1854

fanaticism1855

keenness1875

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) i. 73 That uthir limmare..for fersnes to fle, left the ax stikkand in the kingis hede.

2. Of natural agents, disease; also of passions, conflict, etc.: Intense vehemence, furious activity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun]

brathc1175

reighshipc1275

airc1300

ragec1330

sturdinessc1384

violencea1387

fierceness1435

vehemencyc1487

furiosity1509

fiercetya1513

bremeness?1529

boistousness1530

vehemence1535

bruteness1538

violency1538

violentness1544

vehementness1561

wrath1579

fury1585

torture1605

keenness?1606

ragingness1621

stiffness1623

rapt1632

tempestuousness1648

boisterousnessa1650

rampancy1652

boisture1667

untamedness1727

paroxysm1893

storminess1894

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 58 Grete ferisnes of turmentis.

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Cij, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Lay vpon the sayd vlceres a playster..vntyll that the yre and fyersnesse be abated.

1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 355 It proved very dangerous by the fierceness of the Frost and cold.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia vii. 1040 They..curse the cruel Gods, in fierceness of Despair.

1885 Manch. Examiner 29 June 5/2 The present fierceness of trade competition throughout the world.

1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 271 The fierceness of the storm was over.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fierceness
释义	fiercenessn. Brit. /ˈfɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈfɪrsnəs/ Etymology: < fierce adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being fierce. 1. a. Formidable violence; intractable savageness of temper; vehement and merciless fury. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [noun] rethenesseOE grimcundleȝcc1175 fellhead1340 ferteec1380 fiercenessc1384 savagenessa1400 grimliness14.. fellnessc1410 bestialitya1413 fierceheadc1440 cruelness?a1475 inhumanity1477 bremeness?1529 fury1534 tigerness1535 bruteness1538 immanity1539 wolvishness?1548 ferity?c1550 brutishness1567 truculency1569 Phalarism1581 ferocity1606 savagerya1616 brutality1633 inhumanness1649 wolfishness1676 boarishness1682 brutism1687 truculence1727 ferociousness1766 bestialism1824 tigerhood1846 Calibanism1859 unhumanness1885 inhumanism1907 Hunnishness1914 the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [noun] foamc900 wrethec950 woodnessc1000 eyec1175 wrathc1175 grim13.. ragingc1300 ragec1325 furyc1374 fiercetya1382 fiercenessc1384 wrotha1400 grindellaikc1400 rasedheadc1450 furor1477 windc1485 furiousnessc1500 enrage1502 furiosity1509 passion1524 ourningc1540 enragement1596 enragedness1611 transportation1617 emportment1663 madness1663 foaming1709 infuriation1848 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun] grimcundleȝcc1175 fellhead1340 ferteec1380 fiercetya1382 fiercenessc1384 grimliness14.. fellnessc1410 fierceheadc1440 grillc1450 cruelness?a1475 tigerness1535 wolvishness?1548 ferity?c1550 truculency1569 cursedness1589 ferocity1606 wolfishness1676 boarishness1682 brutishness1683 truculence1727 ferociousness1766 tiger1825 tigerhood1846 Hunnishness1914 the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > high-spiritedness > [noun] fiercenessc1384 animosity?a1475 generosity1539 spleen1599 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 1 Macc. iv. 8 Dreede ȝe not inwardli the feersnesse of hem. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xviii. 123 Yf [the] chynne [of beestes] be broke all theyr cruelnes and fyersnes faylle. c1475 in R. H. Robbins Hist. Poems 14th & 15th Cent. (1959) 223 God smote the said henry for hys gret fersnesse. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Eph. iv. 31 Bitternes, fearsnes [θυμός], and wrath. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Cj The females [sc. elephants] are of greater fiercenesse then the males. 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. ii. 74 (note) The Fierceness of the People being not wholly subdued. 1712 J. Swift Proposal for Eng. Tongue 27 The same Defect of Heat which gives a Fierceness to our Natures, may contribute to that Roughness of our Language. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake II. i. 28 The priest looked at him with something of honest fierceness in his eyes. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 288 He is like a wild beast, all violence and fierceness. †b. Sternness, severity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [noun] > severity or sternness rethenesseOE grimness971 hardnessOE sternhead1297 sharpnessa1325 reddoura1375 fiercetya1382 sternness1382 fiercenessc1384 sturdinessc1384 fellnessc1410 austeritya1425 raddourc1440 austerenessa1450 severity1530 cruelness1537 cruelty1556 severeness1579 tender mercies1611 piquancya1677 Draconianism1819 astringency1823 Draconism1832 hard-handedness1849 starkness1884 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] rethenesseOE grimness971 sternhead1297 sharpnessa1325 reddoura1375 sternness1382 fiercenessc1384 sturdinessc1384 duressc1400 fellnessc1410 austeritya1425 harshnessc1480 roughness1530 severity1530 durity1543 ungentleness1548 severeness1579 ruggedness1638 atrocity1641 austereness1646 piquancya1677 Draconianism1819 astringency1823 Draconism1832 starkness1884 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Rom. xi. 22 Therfore se the goodnesse, and feersnesse of God; sothli feersnesse in to hem that felden doun. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 17 Þe fersnes be noþer to mikil ne to litil. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3^v To..pacifie the fiercnes of this gentle Ordinance. †c. Bravery, high-spirit, mettle. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > [noun] hearteOE spirita1382 fierceness1490 stomach?1529 spritec1540 fire1579 mettle1581 rage1590 brave-spiritednessa1617 lion-heart1667 game1747 spunk1773 pluck1785 gameness1810 ginger1836 pluckiness1846 gimp1901 ticker1930 cojones1932 the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [noun] boldshipc1275 couragea1382 audacity1432 fierceness1490 confidence1526 spritec1540 gallantness1555 braverya1586 braveness1589 confidency1600 lion-heart1667 bravity1689 outdaciousness1778 nads1976 the mind > emotion > courage > valour > [noun] earlshipOE prowessc1325 pruancec1330 valiantisec1330 wightshipc1330 valure?a1350 wightness1377 orpednessa1398 orpedshipc1400 valiantness1470 valiance1475 fierceness1490 priceheadc1540 valiancy1574 valor1586 valencea1604 valeur1646 valorousness1727 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) iii. 18 The fyersnes of the sayd courser. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 4825 The fame of our fuersnes fares abrode. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxxi Who..admires the..manly Fierceness that adorns his Face. d. Eagerness. †Const. to with infinitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [noun] jealoustea1382 yeverousheada1400 zeala1413 zealc1425 jealousy1436 eagernessc1450 heartinessc1475 estudy1483 fierceness1533 zealousnessc1555 zealousyc1565 edge1591 warmth1600 empressement1709 enthusiasm1717 entrain1847 impressment1854 fanaticism1855 keenness1875 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) i. 73 That uthir limmare..for fersnes to fle, left the ax stikkand in the kingis hede. 2. Of natural agents, disease; also of passions, conflict, etc.: Intense vehemence, furious activity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] brathc1175 reighshipc1275 airc1300 ragec1330 sturdinessc1384 violencea1387 fierceness1435 vehemencyc1487 furiosity1509 fiercetya1513 bremeness?1529 boistousness1530 vehemence1535 bruteness1538 violency1538 violentness1544 vehementness1561 wrath1579 fury1585 torture1605 keenness?1606 ragingness1621 stiffness1623 rapt1632 tempestuousness1648 boisterousnessa1650 rampancy1652 boisture1667 untamedness1727 paroxysm1893 storminess1894 R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 58 Grete ferisnes of turmentis. ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Cij, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens Lay vpon the sayd vlceres a playster..vntyll that the yre and fyersnesse be abated. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 355 It proved very dangerous by the fierceness of the Frost and cold. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia vii. 1040 They..curse the cruel Gods, in fierceness of Despair. 1885 Manch. Examiner 29 June 5/2 The present fierceness of trade competition throughout the world. 1891 E. Peacock Narcissa Brendon I. 271 The fierceness of the storm was over. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384
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