Violent vs. Fierce — What's the Difference?

Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force

Fierce was a British three-piece, all girl R&B group. They were signed to Colin Lester and Ian McAndrew's Wildstar Records, and scored four hit singles on the UK Singles Chart in 1999 and 2000.

Characterized by or displaying physical violence

Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious

Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes

Characterized by or showing hostility

Given to physical violence

Extremely powerful or destructive

Very forceful

Intense in activity or feeling; vigorous or ardent

Intense or extreme, especially in emotion

Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.

Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger

Resolute or strenuously active.

Vivid, as in brightness or saturation

Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

Tending to distort meaning or intent

Excellent, very good.

Involving extreme force or motion.

Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah.

Involving physical conflict.

Extremely; very.

Likely to use physical force.

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

Intensely vivid.

Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.

Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.

Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.

To urge with violence.

Marked by extreme and violent energy;

(obsolete) An assailant.

Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid;

Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.

Ruthless in competition;

Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.

Violently agitated and turbulent;

Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.

An assailant.

To urge with violence.

To be violent; to act violently.

Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity;

Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes;

(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud;

Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid;

Characterized by violence or bloodshed;