ferality

English

Etymology

From feral +‎ -ity.

Noun

ferality (uncountable)

1. The quality of being feral.

   Synonyms: feralness, ferity

   Coordinate terms: ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness

   Near-synonyms: wildness, brutishness

   • 1985, Blair & Ketchum's Country Journal, volume 12, page 166:

     Perhaps ferality is only a stage for a housecat. A Swedish study suggests that males go through a sequence of life stages: from Novices to Outcasts to Challengers to Breeders.

See also

• in the wild