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Etymology edit

First attested in Old French, corresponding to cruel +‎ -té. Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitātem).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʁy.o.te/
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Noun edit

cruauté f (plural cruautés)

  1. cruelty
  2. (usually in the plural) a cruel act

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Etymology edit

Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *crūdālitās, crūdālitātem (from Latin crūdēlitās), or from cruel +‎ -té

Noun edit

cruauté oblique singularf (oblique plural cruautez, nominative singular cruauté, nominative plural cruautez)

  1. cruelty

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Descendants edit

  • French: cruauté