cruelness

cruelness
noun see cruel

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Cruelness — Cru el*ness, n. Cruelty. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cruelness — index brutality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law 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

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