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furies

furies is the plural of fury.

Meaning of fury

Noun (1)

fury (countable and uncountable, plural furies)

  1. Extreme anger.
    • Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, / Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman ſcorn'd.1697, [William] Congreve, The Mourning Bride, a Tragedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, page 39
  2. Strength or violence in action.
    • Small lightes are ſoone blown out, huge fires abide, / And with the winde in greater furie fret: / The petty ſtreames that paie a dailie det / To their ſalt ſoveraigne with their freſh fals haſt, / Adde to his flowe, but alter not his taſt.1594, William Shakespeare, Lucrece (First Quarto), London: […] Richard Field, for Iohn Harrison, […], →OCLC
  3. An angry or malignant person.

Noun (2)

fury (plural furies)

  1. (obsolete) A thief.
    • But have an eye to your plate , for there be Furies.1625 (date written), Iohn Fletcher, [Philip Massinger], The Elder Brother. A Comedie. […], London: […] F[elix] K[ingston] for J[ohn] W[aterson] and J[ohn] B[enson], published 1637, →OCLC, Act III...

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Proper noun capitalized: Furies

Furies

  1. (Greek) Synonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance.
    Synonyms:
    Erinyes

Synonyms of furies

Origin of furies

From Latin Furiae.

Phrases with furies

Questions about furies

What does furies mean?
Furies means synonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance.
What is furies the plural of?
Furies is the plural of fury.
What part of speech is furies?
Furies is a proper noun.

Words near furies in the dictionary

  1. Furia
  2. furial
  3. Furias
  4. furibund
  5. furibundal
  6. furies
  7. furigana
  8. furikake
  9. furil
  10. furile
  11. furilic

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