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Fury vs Furry - What's the difference?

fury | furry |

As nouns the difference between furry and fury

is that furry is an animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture while fury is extreme anger.

As an adjective furry

is covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

As a proper noun Fury is

female personification of vengeance (Wikipedia).

fury

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)

Noun

(furies)
  • Extreme anger.
  • Strength or violence in action.
  • *
  • *:“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,!”
  • An angry or malignant person.
  • Derived terms
    * furious

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (furies)
  • (obsolete) A thief.
  • * J. Fletcher
  • Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .

    furry

    English

    (wikipedia furry)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
  • (informal) Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.
  • Noun

    (furries)
  • An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.
  • (slang) A member of the furry fandom or subculture; a furfan.
  • (slang) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (furry fandom senses) scalie, avian

    See also

    * kemonomimi * nahualism * anthropomorphism * zoomorphism