savagery

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsævɪd͡ʒəɹɪ/

Noun

savagery (countable and uncountable, plural savageries)

(uncountable) Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
(countable) A violent act of cruelty.
(uncountable) Wild growth of plants.

Translations

being savage

Esperanto: sovaĝeco
French: sauvagerie (fr) f
German: Wildheit (de) f
Greek: αγριότητα (el) f (agriótita)
Ancient: ὠμότης f (ōmótēs)
Ido: sovajeso
Latin: saevitia f

Macedonian: дивјаштво n (dívjaštvo)
Maori: taratutū
Norwegian: brutalitet m, villskap m
Polish: dzikość (pl) f
Portuguese: selvageria (pt) f
Russian: ди́кость (ru) f (díkostʹ)

act of cruelty

Greek: αγριότητα (el) f (agriótita)
Macedonian: дивјаштво n (dívjaštvo)
Norwegian: grusomhet (no) m

Portuguese: selvageria (pt) f
Russian: свире́пость (ru) f (svirépostʹ), зве́рство (ru) n (zvérstvo), жесто́кость (ru) f (žestókostʹ)

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