Associations to the word «Savagery»

Wiktionary

SAVAGERY, noun. The status of being savage
SAVAGERY, noun. A violent act of cruelty
SAVAGERY, noun. Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity

Dictionary definition

SAVAGERY, noun. 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, noun. The trait of extreme cruelty.
SAVAGERY, noun. A brutal barbarous savage act.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley