different between ferocious vs bellicose
ferocious
English
Etymology
Taken from Latin ferox (“wild, bold, savage, fierce”) (with the suffix -ous), from ferus (“wild, savage, fierce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f???????s/
- Rhymes: -????s
Adjective
ferocious (comparative more ferocious, superlative most ferocious)
- Marked by extreme and violent energy.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 376]:
- But it seemed to me that there were few faces like his, with the ferocious profile that brought to mind the Latin word rapax or one of Rouault's crazed death-dealing arbitrary kings.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 376]:
- Extreme or intense.
Synonyms
- fierce
Derived terms
- ferociously
Related terms
- ferity
- ferocity
- fierce
- feral
Translations
Further reading
- ferocious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ferocious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ferocious at OneLook Dictionary Search
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bellicose
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Latin bellicosus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?l?ko?s/, /?b?l?ko?s/
Adjective
bellicose (comparative more bellicose, superlative most bellicose)
- Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
- 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
- The core Ice Age cast—wooly mammoth Manny (Ray Romano), sabertooth tiger Diego (Denis Leary), and sloth Sid (John Leguizamo)—are set adrift, sailing the high seas on a chunk of ice until they collide with a bellicose primate (Peter Dinklage).
- 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:combative
Antonyms
- pacific
Related terms
- antebellum
- bellicosity
- bellicism
- belligerent
- Bellona
- postbellum
- rebel
- rebellion
Coordinate terms
- trigger-happy
- warmonger
Translations
Italian
Adjective
bellicose f pl
- feminine plural of bellicoso
Latin
Adjective
bellic?se
- vocative masculine singular of bellic?sus
References
- bellicose in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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