savageness

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noun

The property of being savage or behaving savagely.

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savagery
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Meanings

nounsavageness (usually uncountable, plural savagenesses)

plural savagenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being savage or behaving savagely.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being untamed and ferocious

Similar
savagery
Broader
ferocityfiercenessfuriousness
Also see
savagerytruculence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From savage + -ness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek θηριότης
  • θηριότης (thēriótēs)property of behaving savagely — see also savagery
German Wildheit, Roheit
  • Wildheitproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
  • Roheitproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
  • Grausamkeitproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
  • Wutproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
  • Bissigkeitproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
Hindi क्रूरता, बर्बरता
  • क्रूरता (krūrtā)property of behaving savagely — see also savagery
  • बर्बरता (barbartā)property of behaving savagely — see also savagery
Latin saevitia
  • saevitiaproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
Spanish selvatiquez
  • selvatiquezproperty of behaving savagely — see also savagery
Cite this entry
APA

savageness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savageness

MLA

“savageness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savageness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savageness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savageness.

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