different between emotional vs fierce
emotional
English
Etymology
emotion +? -al
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??m????n?l/, /??m???n?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??mo???n?l/, /??mo??n?l/, /i?mo???n?l/
- Rhymes: -????n?l
Adjective
emotional (comparative more emotional, superlative most emotional)
- Of or relating to the emotions.
- emotional crisis
- emotional lift
- Characterised by emotion.
- Determined by emotion rather than reason.
- emotional decision
- Appealing to or arousing emotion.
- emotional speech
- Easily affected by emotion.
- She’s an emotional person.
- Readily displaying emotion.
- emotional greeting
Synonyms
- demonstrative
- effusive
- sentimental
- temperamental
Derived terms
Translations
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
emotional (comparative emotionaler, superlative am emotionalsten)
- emotional
Declension
Related terms
- Emotion
Further reading
- “emotional” in Duden online
emotional From the web:
- what emotional intelligence
- what emotional mean
- what emotional support dogs do
- what emotional health
- what emotional abuse really means
- what emotional disorder do i have
- what emotional intelligence means
- what emotional appeal
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
fierce From the web:
- what fierce mean
- what fierce animal are you
- what fierce mean in spanish
- fiercely loyal meaning
- what fierce resistance meaning
- what fierce competition
- what fierce friend
- fierce competition meaning
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