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Savageness vs Cruelty - What's the difference?

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Savageness is a related term of cruelty.


As nouns the difference between savageness and cruelty

is that savageness is the property of being savage or behaving savagely while cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.

savageness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The property of being savage or behaving savagely.

    • 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