Savageness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Savage character or condition; the state of being rude, uncivilized, or barbarous; barbarism.
  • noun. Wild, fierce, or untamed disposition, instincts, or habits; cruelty; barbarity; savagery.
  • noun. Fierceness: ferocity; rabid impetuosity.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being savage.
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  • noun. The property of being savage or behaving savagely.
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  • noun. the property of being untamed and ferocious
    • Word Usage
    "Man in Black and Jacob are both supernatural beings, bordering on the magical, and their struggle was an example of morality in the Victorian era, in which Caliban's "savageness" was a result of his accession to all impulses, scorning notions of willful self-control."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ferocity  fierceness  furiousness  fury  vehemence  
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    blood-thirstiness  bloodthirstiness  disinheritance  eavesdrop  fearlessness  
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