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title: fierceness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fierceness» in the school dictionary: Fierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fierceness

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**Who acts:** Fierceness, She, fire, Cadmus · **What happens:** be, attack, mean, frighten, blow down, defend · **To what, where:** great strength, strong passionate feeling, visitors, fence, little brother, We · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fierceness» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [fierceness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fierceness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:m1:1
# text = Fierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal.
1	Fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fierceness |  |  |  |  | wild *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Fierceness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Fierceness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **attack** | to-infinitive | Fierceness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fierceness is very great strength or force, such as of a storm, fire or competition.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:m2:1
# text = Fierceness is very great strength or force, such as of a storm, fire or competition.
1	Fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fierceness | great strength or force and a storm and fire or competition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fierceness can mean strong, passionate feeling, such as fierce love or loyalty.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:m3:1
# text = Fierceness can mean strong, passionate feeling, such as fierce love or loyalty.
1	Fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	passionate	passionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Fierceness | strong passionate feeling |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tiger's fierceness frightened the visitors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x1:1
# text = The tiger's fierceness frightened the visitors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past | the tiger's fierceness | the visitors |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus visitor=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fierceness of the wind blew the fence down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x2:1
# text = The fierceness of the wind blew the fence down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow down** | past | the fierceness of the wind | the fence |  |  |  | down *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She defended her little brother with surprising fierceness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x3:1
# text = She defended her little brother with surprising fierceness.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	defended	defend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defend** | past | She |  | her little brother |  |  | with surprising fierceness | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were amazed by the fierceness of the competition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x4:1
# text = We were amazed by the fierceness of the competition.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	amazed	amaze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amaze** | past · passive | the fierceness of the competition | We |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog's fierceness was only an act; it was really scared.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x5:1
# text = The dog's fierceness was only an act; it was really scared.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the dog's fierceness | a act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | fierceness |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fierceness of the fire made it hard to get close.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x6:1
# text = The fierceness of the fire made it hard to get close.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the fierceness of the fire | fire |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | fire *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But Cadmus was wiser than these earth-born creatures, with the dragon's fierceness in them, and knew better how to use their strength and hardihood.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fierceness:x7:1
# text = But Cadmus was wiser than these earth-born creatures, with the dragon's fierceness in them, and knew better how to use their strength and hardihood.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	Cadmus	Cadmus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wiser	wise	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	creatures	creature	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	fierceness	fierceness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
22	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	xcomp	_	_
23	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	ccomp	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	hardihood	hardihood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Cadmus |  |  |  |  | than this born creatures with the dragon's fierceness in creatures; wise *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **know** | past | Cadmus *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | creatures's strength and hardihood |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Patient |

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