Savagery, n.
Etymology: [F. sauvagerie.]
1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism. A like work of primeval savagery. C. Kingsley.
2. An act of cruelty; barbarity. The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke, That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage Presented to the tears of soft remorse. Shak.
3. Wild growth, as of plants. Shak.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists savagery only as an antonym, under refinement.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given