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Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
Robert Kennedy

Meaning of "savageness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAVAGENESS

savageness  [ˈsævɪdʒnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAVAGENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Savageness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAVAGENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of savageness in the English dictionary

The first definition of savageness in the dictionary is the state or condition of being cruel, violent. Other definition of savageness is the state of being severe, harsh, critical. Savageness is also the state or condition of being primitive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAVAGENESS


Agnes
ˈæɡnɪs
awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
business
ˈbɪznɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Denis
ˈdɛnɪs
Dennis
ˈdɛnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
hugeness
ˈhjuːdʒnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
largeness
ˈlɑːdʒnɪs
madness
ˈmædnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
strangeness
ˈstreɪndʒnɪs
tennis
ˈtɛnɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
Venice
ˈvɛnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAVAGENESS

sav
Sava
savable
savableness
savage
Savage Island
savagedom
savagely
savageries
savagery
savagism
Savaii
savanna
Savannah
savant
savante
savarin
savate
save
save as you earn

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAVAGENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awesomeness
brand awareness
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
hoarseness
in the wilderness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of savageness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «savageness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAVAGENESS

Find out the translation of savageness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of savageness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «savageness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野蛮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salvajismo
570 millions of speakers

English

savageness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

savageness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهمجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дикость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

savageness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

savageness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sauvagerie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Savageness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wildheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

野蛮さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Savageness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

savageness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

savageness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Savageness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vahşet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

savageness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Okrucieństwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дикість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sălbăticie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγριότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

savageness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

savageness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

savage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of savageness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAVAGENESS»

The term «savageness» is normally little used and occupies the 132.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAVAGENESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about savageness

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QUOTES WITH «SAVAGENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word savageness.
1
Robert Kennedy
Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAVAGENESS»

Discover the use of savageness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to savageness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
individuals possessing a grade of wildness and savageness or tameness and non-savageness equal to that of the parental generation. The second section of the table indicates that the degree of wildness and savageness of the F2's varies  ...
‎1914
2
Behavior Monographs
individuals possessing a grade of wildness and savageness or tameness and non-savageness equal to that of the parental generation. The second section of the table indicates that the degree of wildness and savageness of the F2's varies  ...
‎1922
3
Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, and the Modern Temper
The "characteristic or moral elements" of Gothic architecture, by Ruskin's definition, are Savageness, Changefulness, Naturalism, Gro- tesqueness, Rigidity, and Redundance. We hardly need inquire further into the meaning of these terms to ...
Edward Alexander, 1973
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Harvard Psychological Studies
SAVAGENESS OR VICIOUSNESS AS INDICATED BY THE TENDENCY TO BITE As a means of testing the savageness of the rats, a copper wire was thrust into the cage from the front and from above, and the floor was scraped or scratched ...
‎1922
5
White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a ...
How does one tame (make less savage) something with a value which lies in its ' savageness' (i.e. in its non-belonging to the humanly defined social sphere) without threatening this very 'savageness'? To de Saint Hilaire, one needs to ...
Ghassan Hage, 2012
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Science
In order to accomplish this task, it was necessary to analyze savageness and wild - ness. This meant discovering those acts or organic processes which, taken together, mean to the observer savageness or wild- ness. The first result of ...
‎1914
7
The Journal of Animal Behavior
TABLE 3— Continued Outbred Savageness Date No. of rat . (biting) 224 Mar. 2 on. . . .262 $ « ....264 " « 266 « Nov. 5 on.... 2 " « _ 4 « Average Maximum . Minimum. 60 99 60 60 60 ~ 209 90 301 90 1261 ' 700 :3.73 : 1.65 : 1.00 2.32 3.34 : 1.80 ...
Robert Mearns Yerkes, 1917
8
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
How may "savageness" or "timidity" or "nervousness" be studied scientifically is the question irresistibly suggested by the previous paragraph. These terms almost certainly designate complexes rather than simple behavior- traits. Nevertheless ...
‎1913
9
The Sympathy of Things: Ruskin and the Ecology of Design
The fourth, grotesqueness, occurs in extension of savageness, taking imagination into the domain of fancy, humor, and often the burlesque. It is the best-known feature of the Gothic, with its pagan gargoyles, and Ruskin covers it in just three ...
‎2011
10
Cinema and Nation
The Waiãpi restage their traditional performance, mimicking their imaginary view of what 'savageness' is.16 This imaginary view of savageness corresponds to what they imagine the Western viewer will deem to be 'savage-looking'.
Mette Hjort, Scott Mackenzie, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAVAGENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term savageness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hungarian Grand Prix 2015: Practice Incidents Highlight the Curse …
Is this motor racing's own way of reminding us of its danger, its brutality, its savageness? Is the sport's collective psyche in some way tampered and shaken by ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Evening Standard comment: A deal is made — but the euro is …
Germany especially has done itself no favours with the savageness of its demands, which contributed to what observers agree was the extremely unpleasant ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Xander, Eclectic Dutch Publishing House, Celebrates Third …
Morten fell into that situation, but became aware of its savageness and could just in time change his life." Knol goes on to say that Storm is a "very special man" ... «Publishers Weekly, May 15»
4
“Mad Max: Fury Road” loaded with steampunk revolution
It features many compelling characters with a sense of depth because of their tests of morality and brutal savageness. In the post apocalyptic world, the city of ... «El Paisano, May 15»
5
UN chief strongly condemns bulldozing of Iraq's Nimrud
“This once again demonstrates their (ISIL's) barbarism, savageness and antagonism towards the Iraqi people not only at the present time but throughout history ... «Press TV, Mar 15»
6
Killing innocent children, teachers an act of savageness, PUC …
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack carried on school in Peshawar, saying that killing of innocent ... «Business Recorder, Dec 14»
7
Friendliness, Not Savageness, Is What Makes Humans Human
You say that friendliness, rather than savageness, is what marks us out as a species ... People often have a grim view of what it means to be human. There's this ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
8
Welsh council embargoes Israel over Gaza "savageness"
News North Wales quotes councillor Owain Williams, who put forward the motion, as condemning the “over-reaction and savageness used” by Israel in Gaza. «The Electronic Intifada, Oct 14»
9
A Miss America Contestant Was Given 20 Seconds To Answer A …
Macdonald: “The savageness of the ISIS threat to our security was demonstrated by the gruesome videos of two journalists and an aid worker being beheaded. «Business Insider Australia, Sep 14»
10
The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman Teases 'Savageness' In Season 5
"It is through ingenuity and creativity and somewhat savageness that they are able to make their way out of that train car," Kirkman said, in the interview. «Cinema Blend, Jun 14»

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