ferocity
nounHow many syllables in ferocity?
There are 4 syllables in the word ferocity.How to pronounce ferocity:
Definition of ferocity:
- ferocity (noun):
- the quality or state of being ferocious
- the property of being wild or turbulent.
- the state of being barbaric or barbarous
Synonyms for ferocity:
atrocity
barbarity
barbarousness
bloodthirstiness
brutality
cruelness
cruelty
fellness
ferociousness
fiendishness
fierceness
furiousness
fury
grimness
heartlessness
inhumanity
inhumanness
intensity
meanness
mercilessness
murderousness
pitilessness
rapacity
ruthlessness
sadism
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Syllable Fun Fact
Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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