Brutality \Bru*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F. brutalit['e].] 1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness. [1913 Webster] 2. An inhuman act. [1913 Webster] The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]