cruelnesse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cruelnes, crwelnes, crewelnesse, cruellenes, crewelnes, crowelnes === Etymology === From cruel +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkriu̯ɛlnɛs/, /ˈkriu̯əlnɛs/, /kriu̯ˈɛːlnɛs/ === Noun === cruelnesse (uncountable) The state of being cruel; cruelness, ruthlessness. Viciousness, ferociousness; the state of being fierce. (rare) Strictness, unforgivingness. (rare) Injuriousness, dangerousness. ==== Descendants ==== English: cruelness Scots: cruelness (obsolete) ==== References ==== “crūē̆lnesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018.