savageness

sav·age

 (săv′ĭj)

adj.

1.

a. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild: a savage animal; the savage jungle.

b. Not civilized; barbaric: a savage people.

2.

a. Vicious or merciless; brutal: a savage form of warfare.

b. Characterized by or showing hostility; unforgiving: savage criticism.

3. Extreme in strength or degree: savage heat.

n.

A member of a people regarded as primitive, uncivilized, brutal, or fierce.

tr.v. sav·aged, sav·ag·ing, sav·ag·es

1. To assault ferociously.

2. To attack without restraint or pity: The critics savaged the new play.

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[Middle English sauvage, from Old French, from Late Latin salvāticus, from Latin silvāticus, of the woods, wild, from silva, forest.]

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sav′age·ly adv.

sav′age·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

savageness - the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums" savagery ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness, fury - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"

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Translations

تَوَحُّش، شَراسَه

divokost

brutalitetvildskab

Wildheit

sauvagerie

barbarizmus

villimennska; grimmd

divokosť

vahşîlik

粗鲁

savageness

n → Wildheit f; (of sport, fighter, punch, revenge) → Brutalität f; (of custom, war) → Grausamkeit f; (of animal) → Gefährlichkeit f; (of competition) → Schärfe f; (of conflict) → Schwere f, → Brutalität f; (= severity, of cuts, measures) → Härte f; (of criticism) → Schonungslosigkeit f

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savage

(ˈsӕvidʒ) adjective

1. uncivilized. savage tribes. onbeskaaf مُتَوَحِّش، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر див selvagem primitivní wild vild άγριος, απολίτιστοςsalvaje metsik وحشي alkukantainen primitifפרימיטיבי असभ्य divlji, surov vad, barbár biadab villtur selvaggio 未開の 야만적인 laukinis mežonīgs tidak bertamadun wildvill, usivilisertdziki ترند سارانى، وحشى، غير مدنى: شډل، بربرى، سخت زړى،نا زړه سواندى، ابتدايى انسان، سخت زړى سړى selvagem primitiv дикий primitívny divji divlji vild, ociviliserad ไม่เจริญ; ไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî, ilkel 原始的，野蠻的 дикий; первісний وحشی، خونخوار hoang dã, hung dữ 原始的，野蛮的

2. fierce and cruel. The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks. wreed وَحْشي، ضارٍ، شَرِس безжалостен selvagem divoký, krutý wild, beißend vild; brutal άγριος, σκληρόςferoz, violento julm درنده خو raaka féroce אַכזָרִי जंगलीपन से surov, grub vad kejam grimmur crudele, feroce 残忍な 잔인한 žiaurus, negailestingas nikns; negants ganas dan kejam felbrutal, voldsom, barbariskdziki, okrutny وحشى selvagem feroce, crud свирепый; жестокий divý, surový, hrubý grob opasan våldsam, grym, hänsynslös ป่าเถื่อน vahşî, acımasız 殘暴的，兇猛的 жорстокий, лютий ظالمانہ độc ác, có ác ý 残酷的，凶猛的

verb

to attack. He was savaged by wild animals. aanval يُهاجِم нападам atacar ferozmente divoce napadnout anfallen angribe επιτίθεμαι άγρια atacar ferozmente, embestir ründama حمله ور شدن raadella attaquer férocement לִתקוֹף काटना, हमला करना napasti megtámad menyerang ráðast grimmilega á attaccare con ferocia 襲う 맹렬히 공격하다 (už)pulti uzbrukt menyerang woest aanvallen maltraktere, skambitenapadać يرغل كول atacar ferozmente a ataca; a sfâşia яростно нападать surovo napadnúť napasti napasti anfalla จู่โจม vahşîce saldırmak 攻擊 нападати حملہ کرنا tấn công ai một cách dã man （凶猛地）攻击，乱咬

noun

1. a person in an uncivilized state. tribes of savages. barbaar إنْسان مُتَوَحِّش дивак selvagem divoch der/die Wilde vild άνθρωπος άγριος, πρωτόγονοςsalvaje metslane آدم بي تمدن raakalainen primitif פֶּרֶא אָדָם असभ्यावस्था divljak, urođenik vad orang biadab villimaður selvaggio 未開人 미개인 laukinis mežonis orang yang tidak bertamadun wildevillmann dzikus غير مدنى selvagem primitiv дикарь divoch divjak divljak vilde คนไม่มีวัฒนธรรม vahşî kimse 野蠻人 дикун; первісна людина غیر مہذب người hoang dã 野蛮人

2. a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way. I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady. barbaar, wreedaard قاسٍ، شَرِس، غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر грубиян selvagem surovec der Rohling vild person; barbarisk person κτήνος, αγροίκοςsalvaje jõhkard آدم وحشي peto sauvage פְּרָאִים क्रूरता baraba vadember orang kejam ruddi, villimaður selvaggio, barbaro 野蛮な人 야만인 barbaras mežonis orang yang kejam barbaarbarbarisk person barbarzyńca سخت زړى سړى selvagem sălbatic хулиган, грубиян surovec grobijan divljak rå (brutal) människa คนป่าเถื่อน acımasız kimse 粗魯野蠻的人 жорстока людина; грубіян ظالم، بدمزاج người tàn bạo dã man 粗鲁野蛮的人

ˈsavagely adverb

wreed بِوَحْشِيَّه، بِشَراسَه، بِقَسْوَه диво selvagemente divoce wild vildt; barbarisk άγρια salvajemente jõhkralt وحشيانه julmasti sauvagement בִּפרָאוּת जंगलीपन से divljački vadul, vadember módjára secara biadab grimmdarlega selvaggiamente 残忍に 야만적으로 kaip laukinis, žiauriai mežonīgi; nikni dengan kejam woestbarbarisk, vilt dziko په وحشى تو ګه، په بې زړه سوى selvaticamente sălbatic, cu sălbăticie варварски, жестоко surovo divje divlje vilt, brutalt อย่างป่าเถื่อน vahşîcesine 野蠻地 грубо وحشیانہ hoang dã, hoang dại 粗鲁地

ˈsavageness noun

wreedheid تَوَحُّش، شَراسَه свирепост selvageria divokost die Wildheit vildskab; brutalitet αγριότηταsalvajismo, ferocidad jõhkrus وحشي julmuus sauvagerieאכזריות निष्ठुरता, क्रूरता, क्रोधोन्मतता divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbarizmus kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 야만 žiaurumas mežonīgums; niknums kekejaman woestheidvillskap, grusomhet dzikość شډلتوب، وحشت selvajaria sălbăticie варварство, дикость divokosť; surovosť divjost divljina vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşîlik 野蠻 дикунство; жорстокість وحشی پن tình trạng dã man 粗鲁

ˈsavagery noun

wreedheid وَحْشِيَّه диващина selvageria divoši die Wildheit vildskab; brutalitet κτηνωδίαsalvajismo jõhkrus وحشيگري raakalaisuus sauvagerie פְּרָאוּת जंगलीपन divljaštvo, barbarstvo vadság, barbárság kebiadaban villimennska; grimmd crudeltà, ferocia 残忍 미개의, 자인한 žiaurumas mežonība; nežēlība keganasan woestheidvillskap, grusomhet dzikość وحشت، سخت زړ توب selvajaria sălbăticie дикость divosi divjaštvo divljanje vildhet, grymhet, omänsklighet ความป่าเถื่อน vahşet 野蠻，殘暴 дикість; жорстокість وحشت sự tàn bạo 野蛮，野性

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