Etymology

fieriness

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Today it means: The quality of being fiery. Full definition →

Middle English firinesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfirinesse
  2. English todayfieriness

From Middle English firinesse, fyrynesse, equivalent to fiery + -ness. Compare Middle English firyhede (“inflammation”, literally “fierihood”).

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