Meaning

5 senses
  1. Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

    A fierce storm battered the coast.

    wild, heftig

    свире́пыйsvirépyj, лю́тыйljútyj, неи́стовыйneístovyj

    лю́тийljútyj

  2. Resolute or strenuously active.

    We made a fierce attempt to escape.

    I feel a fierce loyalty to my kin.

    я́ростныйjárostnyj

  3. Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

    The lion gave a fierce roar.

    bedrohlich

    свире́пыйsvirépyj, гро́зныйgróznyj

  4. (Ireland, slang)Excellent, very good.

    Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"

  5. (US)Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.

    Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.

More definitions
  • marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
  • violently agitated and turbulent
  • ruthless in competition
  • marked by extreme and violent energy

Examples

86 sentences
  1. Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.

    Їх собака був такий лютий, що всіх відлякував.

    ruИх собака была такая злая, что всех отпугивала.

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  2. Tom is fierce.

    Том розлючений.

    ruТом жестокий.

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  3. We are in a fierce competition with that company.

    deWir sind in heftiger Konkurrenz mit dieser Firma.

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  4. A fierce-looking dog stood on the porch, growling at us.

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  5. The competition was fierce.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage:
Русский
By meaning 3
extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage:
resolute or strenuously active:
threatening in appearance or demeanor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage:
threatening in appearance or demeanor:

Origin

From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nomi

From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”).

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Forms

fiercer/more fierce, fiercest/most fierce
Comparativefiercer / more fierce Lesson
Superlativefiercest / most fierce Lesson

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Synonyms

136 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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