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noun
- 1. wicked or criminal behaviour: "the villainy of professional racketeers"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈvɪl.ə.ni / us / ˈvɪl.ə.ni / Add to word list. evil behaviour : Little does he realise what villainy and treachery lurk in the little town. His real villainy lay in his attitude to women. See. villainous. Fewer examples. Few novelists have been more convinced of the link between gambling and villainy.
: the quality or state of being villainous : depravity. Synonyms. bad. evildoing. ill. immorality. iniquity. sin. wrong. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of villainy in a Sentence. a story of villainy and betrayal the gruesome villainies of war.
Villainy is a characteristic of being evil or wicked. A movie character's villainy is what makes him the bad guy, the one the audience roots against. You might be surprised to learn of your next door neighbor's villainy — if, say, he turned out to be a bank robber.
noun [ U ] us / ˈvɪl.ə.ni / uk / ˈvɪl.ə.ni / Add to word list. evil behavior: Little does he realize what villainy and treachery lurk in the little town. His real villainy lay in his attitude to women. See. villainous. Fewer examples. Few novelists have been more convinced of the link between gambling and villainy.
4 meanings: 1. conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action 2. an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed 3. the.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of villainy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action. an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed. the fact or condition of being villainous. English history a rare word for villeinage.
noun. villainies. The fact or state of being villainous. Webster's New World. Villainous conduct. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A villainous act; wicked, detestable, or criminal deed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Evil or vicious character or behaviour. Wiktionary. Synonyms: villainousness. vileness. scoundrelism. atrocity.
noun. Degrading, immoral acts or habits: bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, vice, villainousness, wickedness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
villainy meaning, definition, what is villainy: evil or criminal behaviour: Learn more.
