CRUELNESS

cruelty, cruelness, harshness

(noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cruelness (usually uncountable, plural cruelnesses)

The state of being cruel; cruelty

Source: Wiktionary


Cru"el*ness, n.

Definition: Cruelty. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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