villainy

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

villainies

1.
(uncountable)Evil or wicked character or behaviour.
2.
(countable)A wicked or treacherous act.
3.
(obsolete, uncountable)Ill-treatment, indignity, degrading or shameful treatment of someone.
4.
(obsolete, uncountable)Disgrace, ignominy.
5.
(obsolete, uncountable)The state of being a villein or serf, and by extension servitude or low estate in life.
6.
(obsolete, uncountable)Boorishness, rudeness, bad cultivation or manners.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more villainy

Superlative

most villainy

1.
Characteristic of a villain.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English vileinie, vileynye, from vilenie, from Old French vilanie.