savageness
81savage — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 fierce; cruel (savage persecution; a savage blow). 2 wild; primitive (savage tribes; a savage animal). 3 archaic (of scenery etc.) uncultivated (a savage scene). 4 colloq. angry; bad tempered (in a savage mood). 5 Heraldry… …
82uncivilised — adjective without civilizing influences barbarian invaders barbaric practices a savage people fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient Margaret Meade wild tribes • Syn: ↑barbarian, ↑bar …
83vehemence — noun 1. intensity or forcefulness of expression (Freq. 1) the vehemence of his denial his emphasis on civil rights • Syn: ↑emphasis • Derivationally related forms: ↑emphatic (for: ↑ …
84wildness — noun 1. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity (Freq. 1) the wildness of his anger • Syn: ↑abandon • Derivationally related forms: ↑wild • Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑ …
85bru|tal|i|ty — «broo TAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. brutal conduct; cruelty; savageness: »The brutality of the punishment shocked the onlookers. 2. a brutal act: »The punishment was a brutality greater than the crime. 3. coarse behavior; …
86un|re|claimed — «UHN rih KLAYMD», adjective. 1. not brought to a domestic state; not tame: »a savageness in unreclaimed blood (Shakespeare). 2. not reformed; not called back from vice to virtue: »a sinner unreclaimed. 3. not brought into a state of cultivation,… …
