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FIERINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fieriness mean? 

FIERINESS (noun)
  The noun FIERINESS has 2 senses:

1. the heat or the color of fireplay

2. a passionate and quick-tempered natureplay

  Familiarity information: FIERINESS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIERINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The heat or the color of fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fieriness; red heat

Hypernyms ("fieriness" is a kind of...):

heat; high temperature; hotness (the presence of heat)

Derivation:

fiery (like or suggestive of fire)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A passionate and quick-tempered nature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("fieriness" is a kind of...):

heat; passion; warmth (the trait of being intensely emotional)

Derivation:

fiery (very intense)

fiery (characterized by intense emotion)


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