VIRULENCY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • extreme hostility
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the virulence of the malicious old man
    Hypernyms(s) virulency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the virulence of the plague
    Hypernyms(s) virulency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower