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savagery vs harshness

harshness vs savagery

savagery and harshness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savagery Yes No No No
harshness Yes No No No
As nouns, harshness is a hypernym of savagery; that is, harshness is a word with a broader meaning than savagery:
  • savagery: the trait of extreme cruelty
  • harshness: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Other hypernyms of savagery include cruelness, cruelty.
savagery (noun) harshness (noun)
a brutal barbarous savage act the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
the trait of extreme cruelty excessive sternness
the property of being untamed and ferocious the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Difference between savagery and harshness

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