- Cruelness
- Cruelness Cru"el*ness, n. Cruelty. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Cruelness
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cruelness — index brutality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cruelness — noun see cruel … New Collegiate Dictionary
cruelness — See cruelly. * * * … Universalium
cruelness — noun The state of being cruel; cruelty … Wiktionary
cruelness — n. heartlessness, indifference to suffering; brutality … English contemporary dictionary
cruelness — cru·el·ness … English syllables
cruelness — noun the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • Syn: ↑cruelty, ↑harshness • Derivationally related forms: ↑harsh (for: ↑harshness), ↑cruel • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Malevolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Malevolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 malevolence malevolence Sgm: N 1 bad intent bad intent bad intention Sgm: N 1 unkindness unkindness diskindness Sgm: N 1 ill nature ill nature ill will ill blood … English dictionary for students
harshness — noun 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratchiness), ↑abrasiv … Useful english dictionary
cruel — adjective (crueler or crueller; cruelest or cruellest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin crudelis, from crudus Date: 14th century 1. disposed to inflict pain or suffering ; devoid of humane feelings … New Collegiate Dictionary
