Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

savagery

/ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: sav-agery
IPA: /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.

Uncountable

noun

A violent act of cruelty.

Countable

noun

Savages collectively; the world of savages.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wild growth of plants.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“For some reason the women have not reverted to savagery so rapidly as the men.”"
"They spring out of an element of diffused homosexuality which is at least as marked in civilization as it is in savagery."
"[…] they […] made, amongst other features, lead ponds. With their departure these lands once more reverted to savagery; gardening, along with virtually all aspects of culture, disappeared and with it the man-made water gardens."

Etymology

Etymology tree English savage Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English savagery From savage + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

savageries (plural)

Derived Forms

semisavagery

Phrases

sweet savagery

Synonyms

brutality barbarity barbarism ferociousness viciousness savageness

Questions

How do you pronounce savagery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæv.ɪd͡ʒ.ɹɪ/.
What does savagery mean?: Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
Where does savagery come from?: Etymology tree English savage Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English savagery From savage + -ry.

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