SuaviloquyToday’s word

inhumanity

Inhumanity, n.; pl. Inhumanities.

Etymology: [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanité.]

The quality or state of being inhuman; cruelty; barbarity. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. Burns.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists inhumanity only as an antonym, under benevolence, pity.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.

Synonyms

none given