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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.
1. : villainous conduct. also : a villainous act. 2. : 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.
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.
villainy in British English. (ˈvɪlənɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -lainies. 1. conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action. 2. an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed. 3. the fact or condition of being villainous.
Definition of villainy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · ( countable) A wicked or treacherous act. ( uncountable, obsolete) Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone. ( uncountable, obsolete) Disgrace, ignominy. ( uncountable, obsolete) The state of being a villein or serf, and by extension servitude or low estate in life.
noun. Degrading, immoral acts or habits: bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, vice, villainousness, wickedness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use villainy in a sentence Satisfaction does not insist on setting up clear categories of heroism and villainy , good, and evil.
