Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cruelty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl. {Cruelties} (-t[i^]z).
[OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr. L. crudelitas, fr.
crudelis. See {Cruel}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cruelty
n 1: a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
[syn: {inhuman treatment}]
2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {mercilessness}, {pitilessness},
{ruthlessness}]
3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
[syn: {cruelness}, {harshness}]
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