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Cruelty vs Brutishness - What's the difference?

cruelty | brutishness | Related terms |

Cruelty is a related term of brutishness.


As nouns the difference between cruelty and brutishness

is that cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering while brutishness is the characteristic of being brutish.

cruelty

English

Alternative forms

* cruellty (obsolete) * cruelltie (obsolete)

Noun

  • (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
  • (countable) a cruel act

    • Anagrams

    * cutlery

    brutishness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the characteristic of being brutish