English dictionary

virulence

/'v/I/r/j//@/l/@/ns/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

noun.attribute

Examples
The virulence of the plague.

Synonyms virulency

Source: WordNet 3.0
extreme hostility

noun.attribute

Examples
The virulence of the malicious old man.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.

noun

Source: webster1913