cruelness
Deliberate causing pain
Cruelness is the quality of being cruel—willingness to cause pain or suffering without remorse.
The word exists but rarely appears; cruelty is the standard noun form.
The cruelness of his remarks shocked everyone.
Extreme, violent cruelty
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- sadismPleasure from inflicting pain
bloodthirstiness · fiendishness · monstrosity · beastliness · brutishness · violence · atrocity · malignity
Total absence of compassion
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- relentlessnessUnstoppable persistence
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- unsparingShowing no leniency
remorselessness · inexorability · implacability · unpitying · uncompassionate · cold-blooded · flinty · adamant
Petty malicious intent
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
- meannessSpiteful, unkind disposition
- nastinessSpiteful or foul quality
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
vileness · hatefulness · vindictiveness · venom · malevolence · ill-will · maliciousness · hostility
Lack of interest
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
cold-heartedness · hard-heartedness · detachment · numbness · aloofness · coldness · iciness · stoniness
Intensity of sternness
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- hardnessResistance to penetration
toughness · inflexibility · implacability · rigidity · austerity · gruffness · sharpness · abrasiveness
savagery
Extreme, violent cruelty
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
sadism · bloodthirstiness · fiendishness · monstrosity · beastliness · brutishness · violence · atrocity · malignity · malevolence
pitilessness
Total absence of compassion
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- relentlessnessUnstoppable persistence
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
unsparing · remorselessness · inexorability · implacability · unpitying · uncompassionate · cold-blooded · flinty · adamant · obdurate
spite
Petty malicious intent
- spitefulnessMalicious desire to harm
- meannessSpiteful, unkind disposition
- nastinessSpiteful or foul quality
wickedness · vileness · hatefulness · vindictiveness · venom · malevolence · ill-will · maliciousness · hostility · enmity
indifference
Lack of interest
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- apathyAbsence of feeling
heartlessness · cold-heartedness · hard-heartedness · detachment · numbness · aloofness · coldness · iciness · stoniness · disregard
severity
Intensity of sternness
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
hardness · toughness · inflexibility · implacability · rigidity · austerity · gruffness · sharpness · abrasiveness · acrimony
cruelnesskindness
Considerate, caring disposition
compassion · mercy · benevolence · tenderness · gentleness
cruelnesscompassion
Concern for others' distress
pity · sympathy · tenderheartedness · empathy · compassionateness