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savagism

savagism noun: the state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.

Noun

savagism (countable and uncountable, plural savagisms)

  1. The state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.

Forms of savagism

pluralsavagisms

Origin of savagism

From savage + -ism.

Questions about savagism

What does savagism mean?
Savagism means the state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.
What part of speech is savagism?
Savagism is a noun.
What is the plural of savagism?
The plural of savagism is savagisms.

Words near savagism in the dictionary

  1. savagess
  2. savagesses
  3. savagest
  4. savaging
  5. savagings
  6. savagism
  7. savagisms
  8. savagization
  9. savagize
  10. savagized
  11. savagizes

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