cruelty

cruelty is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.
2. noun. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.
3. noun. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
4. noun. the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

   Synonyms: cruelness, harshness

5. noun. feelings of extreme heartlessness

   Synonyms: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness

Synonyms

cruelness, harshness, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in cruelty:

cutlery

Common word forms

cruelties

Words from these letters

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