different between impassioned vs fierce
impassioned
English
Alternative forms
- empassioned [16th-18th c.]
Etymology
From impassion +? -ed.
Adjective
impassioned (comparative more impassioned, superlative most impassioned)
- Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.9:
- She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […]
- 1839, Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby, VI:
- The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.9:
Translations
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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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