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

[ Syn: savageness ]

the trait of extreme cruelty

[ Syn: ferociousness , brutality , viciousness ]

a brutal barbarous savage act

[ Syn: brutality , barbarity , barbarism ]