evilnessn.

Brit.

/ˈiːv(ə)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈivəlnəs/

Etymology: Old English yfelnyss , formed as evil adj. 5 + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being evil.

1. Badness, viciousness; wickedness, depravity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [noun]

woughc888

naughteOE

manOE

evilness1000

fakenOE

witherfulnessc1200

lithera1225

villainy?c1225

lithernessa1240

unwrastshipa1250

felonyc1290

shrewheadc1290

litherhead1297

illa1300

wicknessa1300

follyc1300

iniquity13..

shrewdom13..

wickhedec1305

shrewdheadc1315

shrewdnessc1315

unwrastnessc1315

wickednessa1340

malicea1382

unequityc1384

lewdnessa1387

mischiefa1387

wickedleka1400

wickedredea1400

badnessc1400

shrewdshipc1400

shrewnessc1425

ungoodlihead1430

wickdomc1440

rudenessc1451

mauvasty1474

unkindliness1488

noughtinessa1500

perversenessa1500

illnessc1500

filthiness?1504

noisomeness1506

naughtiness?1529

noughtihoodc1540

inexcellence1590

improbity1593

flagition1598

meschancy1609

scelerateness1613

pravity1620

meschantnessa1630

flagitiousness1692

flagitiosity1727

nefariousness1727

bale-fire1855

ill-conditionedness1866

iniquitousness1870

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun]

woughc888

manOE

evilness1000

evilc1040

un-i-thora1200

witherfulnessc1200

mixshipc1225

quedeship?c1225

lithernessa1240

unwrastshipa1250

felonyc1290

shrewheadc1290

litherhead1297

wickedheada1300

wicknessa1300

follyc1300

shrewdom13..

wickhedec1305

shrewdheadc1315

shrewdnessc1315

unwrastnessc1315

wickc1330

wickednessa1340

quedehead1340

quedeness1340

lewdnessa1387

felona1400

wickedleka1400

wickedredea1400

badnessc1400

shrewdshipc1400

shrewnessc1425

wickdomc1440

noughtinessa1500

naughtiness?1529

sinfulness1530

noughtihoodc1540

meschancy1609

scelerateness1613

meschantnessa1630

nefariousness1727

devilness1853

1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 278 Þæt we sceoldon wistfullian na on yfelnysse beorman, ac on þeorfnyssum.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 17 Þet he icherre from þan uuelnesse ear his ende dei.

a1300 E.E. Psalter li. 5 [lii. 3] Þou loved ivelnes ovre betternes.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. i. 4 That cometh nothyng of the right of warre but by euylnes of the peple.

1553 Bp. Ponet in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. xxiii. 445 The evilness of the abuse hath marred the goodness of the word.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 55 The..evilness..and unseasonableness of moral or natural actions, which falls not within the verge of a brutal faculty.

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Evilness,..evil Nature or Quality.

†2. Evil influence, hurtful character, noxiousness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > insalubrity > [noun]

infirmity1481

unwholesomenessa1513

contagiousness1530

evilness1563

malignity1585

unhealthfulness1598

untemperaturea1604

unhealthsomeness1613

healthlessness1655

unsoundness1660

insalubrity1663

unhealthiness1666

unsalubrity1694

malignancy1732

pestilentiousness1748

mal-influence1792

insanitariness1881

insanitation1884

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 19 That the euilnes and corruptnes of the grounde, may be washed awaye with the winter showers.

1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 22^v When as the Sunne and Moone doe enter into any of their circles, in those greate bodies, then our little bodies in yearth, dooe feele the goodnes or euilnes of them.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 7 The Inhabitants, by reason of the euilnesse of the aire, haue grosse..spirits.

†3. Ill-health, illness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun]

unhealc700

untrumnessc897

adleeOE

sicknessc967

cothec1000

unhealthc1000

woe?a1200

ail?c1225

lying?c1225

maladyc1275

unsoundc1275

feebless1297

languora1375

languishc1384

disease1393

aegritudea1400

lamea1400

maleasea1400

soughta1400

wilc1400

malefaction?a1425

firmityc1426

unwholesomenessc1449

ill1450

languenta1500

distemperancea1535

the valley of the shadow of death1535

affect?1537

affection?1541

distemperature1541

inability1547

sickliness1565

languishment1576

cause1578

unhealthfulness1589

crazedness1593

languorment1593

evilness1599

strickenness1599

craziness1602

distemper1604

unsoundness1605

invaletude1623

unhealthiness1634

achaque1647

unwellness1653

disailment1657

insalubrity1668

faintiness1683

queerness1687

invalidity1690

illness1692

ill health1698

ailment1708

illing1719

invalescence1724

peakingness1727

sickishness1727

valetudinariness1742

ailingness1776

brash1786

invalidism1794

poorliness1814

diseasement1826

invalidship1830

valetudinarianism1839

ailing1862

invalidhood1863

megrims1870

pourriture1890

immersement1903

bug1918

condition1920

1599 S. Harsnett Discov. Fraudulent Pract. I. Darrel 315 I oftentimes heard M. Darrell say before my pretended Evilnes that [etc.].

†4. Poor or bad quality, inferiority. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun]

poornessa1382

povertya1387

bada1425

lessness?a1425

worsenessa1425

nethertyc1443

minority1533

badness1539

lesserness1540

evilness1547

meanness1556

punyship1581

inferiority1599

under1600

worserness1602

inferiorness1674

deteriority1692

baddishness1824

shoddiness1886

crumbiness1949

1547 W. Cecil in Queen Katherine Lament. Sinner Pref. Neyther the goodnes of the cause can moue them to saye more, neyther the euilnes lesse.

1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. B.vii^v They saye that the euylnesse of moneye hath made all thynges dearer.

1621 H. Ainsworth Annot. Five Bks. Moses & Bk. Psalmes Gen. xli. 20 I have not seen their like, in all the land of Egypt, for evilness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	evilness
释义	evilnessn. Brit. /ˈiːv(ə)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈivəlnəs/ Etymology: Old English yfelnyss , formed as evil adj. 5 + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being evil. 1. Badness, viciousness; wickedness, depravity. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [noun] woughc888 naughteOE manOE evilness1000 fakenOE witherfulnessc1200 lithera1225 villainy?c1225 lithernessa1240 unwrastshipa1250 felonyc1290 shrewheadc1290 litherhead1297 illa1300 wicknessa1300 follyc1300 iniquity13.. shrewdom13.. wickhedec1305 shrewdheadc1315 shrewdnessc1315 unwrastnessc1315 wickednessa1340 malicea1382 unequityc1384 lewdnessa1387 mischiefa1387 wickedleka1400 wickedredea1400 badnessc1400 shrewdshipc1400 shrewnessc1425 ungoodlihead1430 wickdomc1440 rudenessc1451 mauvasty1474 unkindliness1488 noughtinessa1500 perversenessa1500 illnessc1500 filthiness?1504 noisomeness1506 naughtiness?1529 noughtihoodc1540 inexcellence1590 improbity1593 flagition1598 meschancy1609 scelerateness1613 pravity1620 meschantnessa1630 flagitiousness1692 flagitiosity1727 nefariousness1727 bale-fire1855 ill-conditionedness1866 iniquitousness1870 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] woughc888 manOE evilness1000 evilc1040 un-i-thora1200 witherfulnessc1200 mixshipc1225 quedeship?c1225 lithernessa1240 unwrastshipa1250 felonyc1290 shrewheadc1290 litherhead1297 wickedheada1300 wicknessa1300 follyc1300 shrewdom13.. wickhedec1305 shrewdheadc1315 shrewdnessc1315 unwrastnessc1315 wickc1330 wickednessa1340 quedehead1340 quedeness1340 lewdnessa1387 felona1400 wickedleka1400 wickedredea1400 badnessc1400 shrewdshipc1400 shrewnessc1425 wickdomc1440 noughtinessa1500 naughtiness?1529 sinfulness1530 noughtihoodc1540 meschancy1609 scelerateness1613 meschantnessa1630 nefariousness1727 devilness1853 1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 278 Þæt we sceoldon wistfullian na on yfelnysse beorman, ac on þeorfnyssum. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 17 Þet he icherre from þan uuelnesse ear his ende dei. a1300 E.E. Psalter li. 5 [lii. 3] Þou loved ivelnes ovre betternes. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. i. 4 That cometh nothyng of the right of warre but by euylnes of the peple. 1553 Bp. Ponet in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. xxiii. 445 The evilness of the abuse hath marred the goodness of the word. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. ii. 55 The..evilness..and unseasonableness of moral or natural actions, which falls not within the verge of a brutal faculty. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Evilness,..evil Nature or Quality. †2. Evil influence, hurtful character, noxiousness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > insalubrity > [noun] infirmity1481 unwholesomenessa1513 contagiousness1530 evilness1563 malignity1585 unhealthfulness1598 untemperaturea1604 unhealthsomeness1613 healthlessness1655 unsoundness1660 insalubrity1663 unhealthiness1666 unsalubrity1694 malignancy1732 pestilentiousness1748 mal-influence1792 insanitariness1881 insanitation1884 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 19 That the euilnes and corruptnes of the grounde, may be washed awaye with the winter showers. 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 22^v When as the Sunne and Moone doe enter into any of their circles, in those greate bodies, then our little bodies in yearth, dooe feele the goodnes or euilnes of them. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta Introd. 7 The Inhabitants, by reason of the euilnesse of the aire, haue grosse..spirits. †3. Ill-health, illness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] unhealc700 untrumnessc897 adleeOE sicknessc967 cothec1000 unhealthc1000 woe?a1200 ail?c1225 lying?c1225 maladyc1275 unsoundc1275 feebless1297 languora1375 languishc1384 disease1393 aegritudea1400 lamea1400 maleasea1400 soughta1400 wilc1400 malefaction?a1425 firmityc1426 unwholesomenessc1449 ill1450 languenta1500 distemperancea1535 the valley of the shadow of death1535 affect?1537 affection?1541 distemperature1541 inability1547 sickliness1565 languishment1576 cause1578 unhealthfulness1589 crazedness1593 languorment1593 evilness1599 strickenness1599 craziness1602 distemper1604 unsoundness1605 invaletude1623 unhealthiness1634 achaque1647 unwellness1653 disailment1657 insalubrity1668 faintiness1683 queerness1687 invalidity1690 illness1692 ill health1698 ailment1708 illing1719 invalescence1724 peakingness1727 sickishness1727 valetudinariness1742 ailingness1776 brash1786 invalidism1794 poorliness1814 diseasement1826 invalidship1830 valetudinarianism1839 ailing1862 invalidhood1863 megrims1870 pourriture1890 immersement1903 bug1918 condition1920 1599 S. Harsnett Discov. Fraudulent Pract. I. Darrel 315 I oftentimes heard M. Darrell say before my pretended Evilnes that [etc.]. †4. Poor or bad quality, inferiority. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [noun] poornessa1382 povertya1387 bada1425 lessness?a1425 worsenessa1425 nethertyc1443 minority1533 badness1539 lesserness1540 evilness1547 meanness1556 punyship1581 inferiority1599 under1600 worserness1602 inferiorness1674 deteriority1692 baddishness1824 shoddiness1886 crumbiness1949 1547 W. Cecil in Queen Katherine Lament. Sinner Pref. Neyther the goodnes of the cause can moue them to saye more, neyther the euilnes lesse. 1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. B.vii^v They saye that the euylnesse of moneye hath made all thynges dearer. 1621 H. Ainsworth Annot. Five Bks. Moses & Bk. Psalmes Gen. xli. 20 I have not seen their like, in all the land of Egypt, for evilness. 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