n. The property of being savage or behaving savagely.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state or quality of being savage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Savage character or condition; the state of being rude, uncivilized, or barbarous; barbarism.
n. Wild, fierce, or untamed disposition, instincts, or habits; cruelty; barbarity; savagery.
n. Fierceness: ferocity; rabid impetuosity.
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n. the property of being untamed and ferocious
Word Usage
"Man in Black and Jacob are both supernatural beings, bordering on the magical, and their struggle was an example of morality in the Victorian era, in which Caliban's "savageness" was a result of his accession to all impulses, scorning notions of willful self-control."