Plural of cruelty
regular plural
The plural of cruelty is cruelties.
Forms of cruelty
| Singular | cruelty /ˈkɹuː(.ə)lti/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cruelties |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cruelties in a sentence
- Needs sincere letter to help ease the tension from cruelties inside the joint.1980 December 27, Walter Williams, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 15
- The immediate successors of Augustus indulged in appalling cruelties towards senators and towards possible competitors for the purple.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.29. From the entry purple
- He augurised his reign with terrible cruelties, and spent his days in gross debauchery, wasting all the treasures his father had accumulated, and the kingdom sank into comparative insignificance.1995, S.R. Bakshi et al., Delhi through ages - Volume 1, page 118. From the entry augurise
- He was a large, very Saxon type of man; that is to say, an English one, having shed the vices and cruelties and developed the patience and cool-headedness.1987, Idries Shah, Adventures, Facts and Fantasy in Darkest England, London: The Octagon Press, →ISBN, page 325. From the entry Saxon
- The New World was experiencing the cruelties of many of these mercenary adventurers whose religious medals, Crucifixes and Rosary mumblings were varnishments of a ferocious quest for gold.1969, K. T. Wills, Vanozza: A Novel of the Enigmatical Borgias of the Renaissance. From the entry varnishment
Meaning of cruelty
- noun An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
- noun A cruel act.
Questions about the plural of cruelty
- What is the plural of cruelty?
- The plural of cruelty is cruelties.
- Is cruelty countable?
- Cruelty is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cruelty (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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