Cruelness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Cruelty; inhumanity.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Cruelty.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The state of being
cruel
;
cruelty
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noun.
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Word Usage
"If you're wondering what "cruelness" is, it's "cruelty" as mentioned by someone who only knows 12 English words."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
malevolence
malevolency
malice
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
brutality
ferociousness
murderousness
savagery
viciousness
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cruelty