different between burning vs fierce
burning
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /b?n??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??n??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)n??
Verb
burning
- present participle of burn
Adjective
burning (comparative more burning, superlative most burning)
- So hot as to seem to burn (something).
- Feeling very hot.
- Feeling great passion.
- Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement; powerful.
- like a young hound upon a burning scent
- Being keenly discussed.
- a burning question; a burning issue
Derived terms
- wood-burning, woodburning
Translations
Noun
burning (plural burnings)
- The act by which something burns or is burned.
- 1850, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal (volume 91, page 93)
- The propriety of the dissolution, too, was speedily seen in the improved state of the public peace: for twelve years we hear little of Orange riots, and nothing of such burnings and wreckings as those of Maghera, Maghery, and Annahagh.
- 1850, The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal (volume 91, page 93)
- A fire.
- The burnings continued all day.
Translations
Anagrams
- Bruning
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fierce
English
Etymology
From Middle English fers, fiers, borrowed from Old French fers (“wild", "ferocious”), nominative of fer, from Latin ferus (“wild", "untamed”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Adjective
fierce (comparative fiercer, superlative fiercest)
- Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- A fierce storm battered the coast.
- I felt a fierce loyalty to my family.
- Resolute or strenuously active.
- We made a fierce attempt to escape.
- Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
- The lion gave a fierce roar.
- (slang, Ireland, rural) Excellent, very good.
- Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"
- (slang, US, LGBT, fashion) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
- Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.
Synonyms
- (exceedingly violent): incessive
- (threatening in appearance or demeanor): incessive
Derived terms
- fiercely
- fierceness
- something fierce
Related terms
- feral
- ferocious
Translations
Adverb
fierce (not comparable)
- (slang, Ireland, rural) Extremely; very.
- It was fierce cold last night.
References
- fierce at OneLook Dictionary Search
- fierce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Recife
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