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FIERINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Synonyms:
fieriness; red heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fieriness" is a kind of...):
heat; high temperature; hotness (the presence of heat)
Derivation:
fiery (like or suggestive of fire)