fierceness

fierceness

noun

Definition of FIERCENESS

the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression) <the fierceness of her denial prompted many people to wonder if maybe she was innocent after all>

Synonyms aggressiveness, assertiveness, emphasis, fierceness, forcefulness, intenseness, intensity, vigorousness, violence

Related Words potency, power, strength; eloquence; ardency, ardor, fervency, fervidness, fervor, insistence, passion, warmth; stridency, vociferousness; absoluteness, clearness, directness, incision, incisiveness, plainness, straightforwardness, vividness

Near Antonyms ambiguity, equivocation; delicacy, lightness, subtlety

Antonyms feebleness, mildness, weakness