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cruelty vs savagery

savagery vs cruelty

cruelty and savagery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cruelty Yes No No No
savagery Yes No No No
As nouns, savagery is a hyponym of cruelty; that is, savagery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cruelty:
  • cruelty: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
  • savagery: the trait of extreme cruelty
Other hyponyms of cruelty include brutality, ferociousness, viciousness, murderousness.
cruelty (noun) savagery (noun)
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering a brutal barbarous savage act
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance the trait of extreme cruelty
feelings of extreme heartlessness the property of being untamed and ferocious
Difference between cruelty and savagery

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