Associations to the word «Virulence»

Wiktionary

VIRULENCE, noun. The state of being virulent
VIRULENCE, noun. A measure of how virulent a thing is

Dictionary definition

VIRULENCE, noun. Extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague".
VIRULENCE, noun. Extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley