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Barbarity

The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.

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Atrocity 76% connected

Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.

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Inhumanity 76% connected

The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity.

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Atrocity 92% connected

Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.

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Barbarism 92% connected

An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness.

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Barbarousness 92% connected

The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.

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Brutality 92% connected

The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness.

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Savagery 92% connected

The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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-ation unknown · 78% connection

A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of sta…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: barbarian, lack, civilization.
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Backward adjective · 78% connection

Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.

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Barbaic adjective · 78% connection

Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with reference to barbarous nations of east.

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Barbarian adjective · 78% connection

Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude; uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.

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Barbarous adjective · 78% connection

Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude; peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a barbarous country.

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Barbre adjective · 78% connection

Barbarian.

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Birthplace noun · 78% connection

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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Cardiac arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Cardiac resuscitation noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Cardiopulmonary arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Civilization noun · 78% connection

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity a…

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Civilize verb · 78% connection

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

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