Ferine and Gallant

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Ferine adjective - Having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal.

Usage example: the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary

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Gallant is an antonym for ferine.

Gallant adjective - Feeling or displaying no fear by temperament.

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Ferine is an antonym for gallant.

Nearby Words: gallantry, gallantly

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Gallant and Ferine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ferine/gallant

Ferine & Gallant. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ferine/gallant>.

Gallant or Ferine. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ferine/gallant.

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