Ferocity
Pronunciation : Fe*roc"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, -ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocit?. See Fierce.]
Definition : Defn: Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance. The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913