brutality, barbarity, barbarism, savagery
(noun) a brutal barbarous savage act
ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery
(noun) the trait of extreme cruelty
savageness, savagery
(noun) the property of being untamed and ferocious; “the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters”; “a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
savagery (countable and uncountable, plural savageries)
(uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
(countable) A violent act of cruelty.
Savages collectively; the world of savages.
(uncountable) Wild growth of plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Sav"age*ry, n. Etym: [F. sauvagerie.]
1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.
2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.
3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 May 2024
(noun) a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
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