ferocity C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /fəˈɹɑsɪti/ UK /fəˈɹɒsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #33593 Meanings 1 noun Extreme fierceness or violence. The storm hit the coast with shocking ferocity, tearing roofs off houses. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · extreme fierceness or... ferociousnessfiercenessfuryvehemenceviolence Word family Forms ferocities Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”). férocité Middle French ferocitas Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ferocity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fəˈɹɑsɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /fəˈɹɒsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 33593 ## Meanings 1. Extreme fierceness or violence. ## Examples - The storm hit the coast with shocking ferocity, tearing roofs off houses. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: férocité - Root: ferocitas ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”). ## AI Etymology Ferocity is borrowed from Middle French férocité, from Latin ferocitas, from ferox (“fierce”), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”). In present-day use, it means extreme fierceness or violence. ## Topics - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown