savage
English
/ˈsævɪdʒ/
adj
Definitions
- Wild; not cultivated.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious or merciless.
- (UK) Unpleasant or unfair.
- (Ireland) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- (heraldry) Nude; naked.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English savage derived from Old French sauvage derived from Latin salvaticus, silvaticus (literally, wild, of the woods).
Origin
Latin
silvaticus
Gloss
literally, wild, of the woods
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- savagedom English
- savagely English
- savageness English
- savagess English
- savagism English
- savagize English
- semisavage English
- unsavage English
- salvaticus Latin
- salvāticus Latin
- silva Latin
- silvaticus Latin
- selvaggio Italian
- sauvage French
- savage Middle English
- savagyne Middle English
- sauvage Old French
- savage Old French
- sauvage Norman