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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke