bloodthirstiness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bloodthirstiness
    n 1: a disposition to shed blood [syn: {bloodiness},
         {bloodthirstiness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bloodthirsty \Blood"thirst`y\, a.
   Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a
   bloodlust. -- {Blood"thirst`i*ness} (?), n.
   [1913 Webster]