different between fierce vs tumultuous

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)

1. Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

   A fierce storm battered the coast.

   I felt a fierce loyalty to my family.

2. Resolute or strenuously active.

   We made a fierce attempt to escape.

3. Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

   The lion gave a fierce roar.

4. (slang, Ireland, rural) Excellent, very good.

   Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce!"

5. (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)

1. (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

English

Etymology

From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultu?sus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tj??m?l.tj?.?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tu?m?l.t?u.?s/, /t?-/
• Hyphenation: tu?mult?u?ous

Adjective

tumultuous (comparative more tumultuous, superlative most tumultuous)

1. Characterized by loud, confused noise. [from mid 16th c.]

   Synonyms: noisy, uproarious, see also Thesaurus:noisy
2. Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent. [from mid 16th c.]

   Synonyms: riotous, tempestuous, tumultuary, see also Thesaurus:disorderly

Antonyms

• untumultuous
• (characterized by loud, confused noise): see Thesaurus:quiet
• (causing or characterized by tumult): see Thesaurus:calm

Derived terms

• tumultuously
• tumultuousness
• untumultuous

Related terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• tumultuous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia