fierceness

[US]/'fiəsnis/
[UK]/ˈfɪrsnɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fierceness, intensity

Phrases & Collocations

intense fierceness

Example Sentences

The Goth tribe was famous for its barbarousness, fierceness and sanguinariness, which was quite similar to the darkness European Middle Age.

Haha,concerning the fierceness, only our Head and the uncle-master Xuan Xiao could be well matched this word, hadn't they broke the maskant after steeling themselves?

The lion roared with fierceness.

She faced her fears with fierceness and determination.

The fierce storm showed its fierceness by destroying houses.

His eyes burned with a fierce fierceness.

The warrior fought with fierceness and bravery.

The tiger's eyes glowed with fierceness as it stalked its prey.

The fierce competition brought out the fierceness in all the participants.

The dictator ruled with an iron fist, showing his fierceness to all who opposed him.

The dragon's breath was a symbol of its fierceness and power.

The boxer entered the ring with a look of fierceness in his eyes.

Real-world Examples

There had always been a fierceness in her.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

The warm taste of it in his mouth goaded him to greater fierceness.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Another famous phrase is: " Eye of the Tiger" , which means fierceness and strength.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

Her cry had a quality of fierceness.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

" Exactly, " she answered with a touch of fierceness.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

He turned on her with a peculiar fierceness.

Source: Magician

But even her height was nothing compared with her beauty, her fierceness, and her wildness.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis

She stabbed him with a glance of Amazonian fierceness and drew in her lower lip—most unnecessary severity.

Source: Ah, pioneers!

I said leave, Robert insisted with a hint of his old fierceness. What part of that don't you understand, woman?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones (Bilingual Edition)

" It was on him! " he continued, with a kind of fierceness; so determined was he to speak out the whole.

Source: Red characters

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