furiousness

3 definitions found

furiousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Furious \Fu"ri*ous\, a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf.
     F. furieux. See Fury.]
     1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a
        furious animal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a
        furious stream; a furious wind or storm.
  
     Syn: Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent;
          tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied. --
          Fu"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Fu"ri*ous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

  furiousness \fu"ri*ous*ness\ n.
     The quality of being furious.
  
     Syn: ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence,
          wildness, strength.
          [WordNet 1.5]

furiousness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  furiousness
      n 1: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's
           violence" [syn: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness,
           fury, vehemence, violence, wildness]