different between fierceness vs verve
fierceness
English
Etymology
fierce +? -ness
Noun
fierceness (usually uncountable, plural fiercenesses)
- The state of being fierce.
Translations
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verve
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French verve (“rapture, animation, spirit, caprice, whim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??(r)v/
- Rhymes: -??(r)v
Noun
verve (uncountable)
- Rapture, enthusiasm, spirit, vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates a poet, artist, or musician, in composing or performing.
Translations
Further reading
- verve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- verve in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- vever
Dutch
Verb
verve
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of verven
French
Etymology
Probably from Late Latin verva, alteration of the plural of Latin verbum. Doublet of verbe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v??v/
Noun
verve f (plural verves)
- eloquence
- verve, brio
Descendants
- ? English: verve
- ? German: Verve
- ? Italian: verve
Further reading
- “verve” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hungarian
Etymology
ver (“to beat”) +? -ve (adverbial-participle suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?v?rv?]
- Hyphenation: ver?ve
- Rhymes: -v?
Participle
verve
- adverbial participle of ver
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French verve.
Noun
verve f (invariable)
- verve
- Synonyms: brio, estro, vivacità
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- verva (a-infintive)
Etymology
From Old Norse hverfa, with influence from Middle Low German werven. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwarbijan?. Doublet of kverve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²?ær.??/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
verve (present tense vervar, past tense verva, past participle verva, passive infinitive vervast, present participle vervande, imperative verv)
- (transitive) to enlist
- (reflexive) to enlist, to join a cause or organization, especially military service
References
- “verve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- vever
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