FELLNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

fellness

noun

Definition of fellness

as in ferocity

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Noun

Unfortunately for them, passersby appeared to be much more concerned about the stifling 100-degree heat dome that settled over the city with particular ferocity.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
In Cyprus, many officials have pointed to climate change for the ferocity and speed of recent wildfires that have claimed at least six lives over the last five years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of ferocity

Noun

Gail Giustino, 77, was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors, including animal cruelty and confining an animal without sufficient food or water, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek shared in a press conference on Monday, July 20.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
The animal-cruelty fight is part of a broader pretrial battle over how jurors will see the couple’s volatile relationship.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of cruelty

Noun

Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026

Definition of grimness

Noun

This savagery can last up to a week before the mature larvae fall to the ground.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
While our money would be on The Last Son of Krypton in a main card matchup, Lobo fights dirty with a level of primal savagery that just might put the Big Blue Boy Scout and his cousin down for a few rounds.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of savagery

Noun

Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Here, animals serve as vessels for our worst impulses, suffering at the point where curiosity turns to sadism, domination to cruelty, and self-interest to neglect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

Definition of sadism

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The report comes as the RSF lays siege to El Obeid, where analysts say similar barbarity is imminent.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
The barbarity of the institution, meanwhile, is self-evident—but rarely does an author present its abuses so powerfully and vividly.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

Definition of barbarity

Noun

The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 19 May 2026
Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.

— Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of ferociousness

Noun

For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
While the Panthers might have other, bigger needs on Day 2 of the draft, Rivers plays with a fierceness and energy that Morgan can certainly appreciate.

— Mike Kaye March 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of fierceness

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