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French
Etymology
First attested in Old French, corresponding to cruel + -té. Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitātem).
Pronunciation
Noun
cruauté f (plural cruautés)
- cruelty
- (usually in the plural) a cruel act
References
Further reading
Old French
Etymology
Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitās), or from cruel + -té
Noun
cruauté oblique singular, f (oblique plural cruautez, nominative singular cruauté, nominative plural cruautez)
- cruelty
Descendants