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Meaning of SAVAGENESS

Pronunciation:  'savijnes

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the trait of extreme cruelty
 
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 Synonyms: brutality, ferociousness, savagery, viciousness
 
 See Also: cruelness, cruelty, harshness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sav"age*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being savage.
      Wolves and bears, they say, Casting their savageness
      aside have done Like offices of pity.    --Shak.
 

 

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