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furiousness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being furious or outraged; enragement; inflamedness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furiosity, fury

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the property of being wild or turbulent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the storm's violence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intensity, intensiveness

Narrower terms: savageness, savagery

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English furious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English furiousness From furious + -ness.