terribilita

noun

ter·​ri·​bi·​li·​ta

ˌterə¦bēlə¦tä

plural -s

: an effect or expression of powerful will and immense angry force (as in the work of Michelangelo)

Word History

Etymology

Italian terribilità, literally, terribleness, from Late Latin terribilitat-, terribilitas, from Latin terribilis terrible + -itat-, -itas -ity

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