noun
Meaning 1
The quality of being fiery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fieriness
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noun
Meaning 2
a passionate and quick-tempered nature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heat, warmth, passion
noun
Meaning 3
the heat or the color of fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: red heat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hotness, heat, high temperature
History
Etymology
From Middle English firinesse, fyrynesse, equivalent to fiery + -ness. Compare Middle English firyhede (“inflammation”, literally “fierihood”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latvian: ugunīgums — quality or state of being fiery
- Ottoman Turkish: قیزغینلق (kızgınlık) — quality or state of being fiery