English dictionary



Hint: Asterisk (*) is a wildcard. Asterisk substitutes zero or more characters.

English noun: virulency

1. virulency (attribute) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)


SamplesThe virulence of the plague.


Synonymsvirulence


Broader (hypernym)harmfulness, injuriousness


Domain categorymicro-organism, microorganism

2. virulency (attribute) extreme hostility


SamplesThe virulence of the malicious old man.


Synonymsvirulence


Broader (hypernym)hostility, ill will









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk