savagery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English savage Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English savagery From savage + -ry.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
“For some reason the women have not reverted to savagery so rapidly as the men.”
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 172:
- (countable) A violent act of cruelty.
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(countable, uncountable) Savages collectively; the world of savages.
They spring out of an element of diffused homosexuality which is at least as marked in civilization as it is in savagery.
1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6):
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(uncountable) Wild growth of plants.
[…] they […] made, amongst other features, lead ponds. With their departure these lands once more reverted to savagery; gardening, along with virtually all aspects of culture, disappeared and with it the man-made water gardens.
1990, Brian Leverett, Water Gardens: Step-By-Step to Success, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| savageries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (39)
sv grymhet (act of cruelty) · grc ὠμότης (being savage — see also savageness) · es selvatiquez (being savage — see also savageness) · es salvajada (act of cruelty) · bg жестокост (act of cruelty) · ru жесто́кость (act of cruelty) · fi raakuus (act of cruelty) · no villskap (being savage — see also savageness) · la saevitia (being savage — see also savageness) · fr sauvagerie (being savage — see also savageness) · pt selvageria (act of cruelty) · eo sovaĝeco (being savage — see also savageness) · io sovajeso (being savage — see also savageness) · el αγριότητα (being savage — see also savageness) · bg свирепост (act of cruelty) · ru свире́пость (act of cruelty) · hy վայրենություն (act of cruelty) · mk дивјаштво (being savage — see also savageness) · ru зве́рство (act of cruelty) · bg дивачество (being savage — see also savageness) · mi taratutū (being savage — see also savageness) · pl dzikość (being savage — see also savageness) · no brutalitet (being savage — see also savageness) · mk дивјаштво (act of cruelty) · ru ди́кость (being savage — see also savageness) · hi बर्बरता (being savage — see also savageness) · hi क्रूरता (being savage — see also savageness) · fi raakuus (being savage — see also savageness) · ota وحشیلك (being savage — see also savageness) · sv barbari (being savage — see also savageness) · es salvajería (act of cruelty) · el αγριότητα (act of cruelty) · de Wildheit (being savage — see also savageness) · pt selvageria (being savage — see also savageness) · es salvajismo (act of cruelty) · ota وحشت (being savage — see also savageness) · hy վայրենություն (being savage — see also savageness) · no grusomhet (act of cruelty) · ga fiántas (being savage — see also savageness)