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Fierce vs Leonine - What's the difference?

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Fierce is a synonym of leonine.


As adjectives the difference between fierce and leonine

is that fierce is extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage while leonine is .

fierce

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage.
    • A fierce storm battered the coast.
  • 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) very, excellent.
    • It was fierce cold.
    Q: "How was the party last night?" A: "Fierce !"
  • (slang, US) Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.
    • Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce .

    Derived terms

    * something fierce

    Anagrams

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    leonine

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.
    • His leonine face scared the young children.
  • * 1887 , , What I Remember, Volume 2 , chapter XIV ( ebook):
    • He [Landor] was a man of somewhat leonine aspect as regards the general appearance and expression of the head and face, which accorded well with the large and massive build of the figure, and to which a superbly curling white beard added not only picturesqueness, but a certain nobility.