SuaviloquyToday’s word

truculence

Truculence, Truculency, n.

Etymology: [L.truculentia.]

The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of manners; ferociousness.

Shades of meaning

Fernald lists truculence only as an antonym, under pity.

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

Synonyms

none given

Antonyms