viciousnessn.

Brit.

/ˈvɪʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈvɪʃəsnəs/

Forms: Also Middle English vycyows-, 1500s vycyous-, vyciousness(e, 1500s–1700s (1800s) vitiousness, etc.

Etymology: < vicious adj. + -ness suffix.

The character or quality of being vicious.

a. Inclination or addiction to vice or immorality; depravity of life or conduct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [noun]

rusteOE

vice1297

corrumpciona1340

infectiona1398

corruptiona1400

foulinga1400

viciousness1440

inquination1447

turpitude1490

intoxicationa1513

pravitya1513

bracery1540

insincerity1548

corruptness1561

sophistication1564

faultiness1571

depravation1577

base-mindedness1582

mangling1585

reprobacy1591

uninnocence1593

vitiosity1603

turkessing1612

reprobancea1616

debauchedness1618

tortuosity1621

depravedness1623

deboistness1628

debauchness1640

depravity1646

corruptedness1648

moral turpitude1660

unprincipledness1792

demoralization1797

erosion1804

miscreancy1804

trituration1832

unwholesomeness1881

ne'er-do-wellism1891

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > immoral conduct or habits

vice1297

viciousness1440

puddlec1520

vitiosity1603

1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 5 He wexe full of viciousness yn his lyvyng.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 510/1 .Vycyowsnesse, viciositas.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. vii^v Whan this Socrates perceyued the mi[n]des of men to be prone, & extremely inclyned to viciousnes, he had gret affeccion to subdue suche maners.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 72 We bring with vs from the womb of our mother a vitiousnesse planted in our begetting.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vii. sig. F2 Marke those, for naught but such lewd viciousnes Ere graced him.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 218 Venus,..their goddesse of viciousnesse.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 99 Now began the Saxons to be infected with an universall Vitiousnesse.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 51 The..Advantage..is gained by the Action itself, not by the Morality, the Virtuousness or Vitiousness of it.

1796 Bp. R. Watson Apol. for Bible 379 Some men have been warped to infidelity by viciousness of life.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xliv. 436 I never will supply that man's extravagances and viciousness.

1892 Ld. Tennyson Foresters iii. i These be the lies the people tell of us, Because we seek to curb their viciousness.

in extended use.1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Kiv ^v Hatefull viciousnes in wordes, and hurtfull loosenes in life.

b. Tendency, on the part of animals, to be savage or refractory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > wild animal > fierceness

rethenesseOE

wildshipc1275

wildnessc1440

fury1597

ramageness1607

viciousness1774

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 111 In..this country..they [sc. stags] are become less common than formerly; its excessive viciousness during the rutting season..inducing most people to part with the species.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 427 The young ambitious heroes ascribed the whole disaster to the viciousness of my horse, saying ‘he was mad’.

1818 A. Ranken Hist. France IV. iv. iii. §2. 267 If the owner of it [sc. an animal] swore falsely..that he was ignorant of its viciousness.

?1847 T. Brown Man. Mod. Farriery 372 It is not an unfrequent occurrence for horses in harness to back instead of drawing when first started, and some add to this considerable viciousness.

1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 81 A playful habit of snatching at the man whilst being groomed which some horses display, may not come under the head of viciousness.

c. Maliciousness, spitefulness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > [noun]

maliciousness1447

peevishness1468

spitefulness1530

sinisterness1611

viciousness1879

cattishness1894

cattiness1920

bitchiness1934

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [noun] > quality

maliciousness1447

peevishness1468

spitefulness1530

sinisterness1611

viciousness1879

cattishness1894

pussycat1911

cattiness1920

bitchiness1934

1879 T. H. Huxley Hume ii. viii. 159 One feels ashamed of having suspected many excellent persons of being moved by mere malice and viciousness of temper to call other folks atheists.

a. The quality of being faulty or defective.

ΚΠ

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 90 The absence, the vitiousnesse, the depriuation or fault of some other thing.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xvii. 114 Then the low value shews the viciousnesse of it.

a1677 M. Clifford Notes Dryden's Poems (1687) iv. 13 I intended to have made no more Animadversions upon the viciousness of your Style.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) III. 763 The arret above mentioned being repealed, these conservators were to judge of the goodness or viciousness of cloths.

†b. Faultiness or badness in respect of physical constitution. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun]

vice1398

undisposedness1600

unsoundness1605

vitiosity1647

craziness1664

viciousness1669

disintegrity1861

rattiness1898

spoilage1928

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 67 The Brimstone will burn up the gross victiousness [sic] of the Salt-peter.

1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Vicio,..Rankness, Viciousness in Land, or the like.

3. Improper or illegal procedure.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > illegal procedure

viciousness1827

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iv. ii. 458 In the cases above brought to view, as cases of unfairness or vitiousness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	viciousness
释义	viciousnessn. Brit. /ˈvɪʃəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈvɪʃəsnəs/ Forms: Also Middle English vycyows-, 1500s vycyous-, vyciousness(e, 1500s–1700s (1800s) vitiousness, etc. Etymology: < vicious adj. + -ness suffix. The character or quality of being vicious. 1. a. Inclination or addiction to vice or immorality; depravity of life or conduct. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [noun] rusteOE vice1297 corrumpciona1340 infectiona1398 corruptiona1400 foulinga1400 viciousness1440 inquination1447 turpitude1490 intoxicationa1513 pravitya1513 bracery1540 insincerity1548 corruptness1561 sophistication1564 faultiness1571 depravation1577 base-mindedness1582 mangling1585 reprobacy1591 uninnocence1593 vitiosity1603 turkessing1612 reprobancea1616 debauchedness1618 tortuosity1621 depravedness1623 deboistness1628 debauchness1640 depravity1646 corruptedness1648 moral turpitude1660 unprincipledness1792 demoralization1797 erosion1804 miscreancy1804 trituration1832 unwholesomeness1881 ne'er-do-wellism1891 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > immoral conduct or habits vice1297 viciousness1440 puddlec1520 vitiosity1603 1440 J. Shirley Cron. Dethe James Stewarde (1818) 5 He wexe full of viciousness yn his lyvyng. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 510/1 .Vycyowsnesse, viciositas. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. vii^v Whan this Socrates perceyued the mi[n]des of men to be prone, & extremely inclyned to viciousnes, he had gret affeccion to subdue suche maners. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 72 We bring with vs from the womb of our mother a vitiousnesse planted in our begetting. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. vii. sig. F2 Marke those, for naught but such lewd viciousnes Ere graced him. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 218 Venus,..their goddesse of viciousnesse. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 99 Now began the Saxons to be infected with an universall Vitiousnesse. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. iii. 51 The..Advantage..is gained by the Action itself, not by the Morality, the Virtuousness or Vitiousness of it. 1796 Bp. R. Watson Apol. for Bible 379 Some men have been warped to infidelity by viciousness of life. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xliv. 436 I never will supply that man's extravagances and viciousness. 1892 Ld. Tennyson Foresters iii. i These be the lies the people tell of us, Because we seek to curb their viciousness. in extended use.1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Kiv ^v Hatefull viciousnes in wordes, and hurtfull loosenes in life. b. Tendency, on the part of animals, to be savage or refractory. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [noun] > wild animal > fierceness rethenesseOE wildshipc1275 wildnessc1440 fury1597 ramageness1607 viciousness1774 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 111 In..this country..they [sc. stags] are become less common than formerly; its excessive viciousness during the rutting season..inducing most people to part with the species. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 427 The young ambitious heroes ascribed the whole disaster to the viciousness of my horse, saying ‘he was mad’. 1818 A. Ranken Hist. France IV. iv. iii. §2. 267 If the owner of it [sc. an animal] swore falsely..that he was ignorant of its viciousness. ?1847 T. Brown Man. Mod. Farriery 372 It is not an unfrequent occurrence for horses in harness to back instead of drawing when first started, and some add to this considerable viciousness. 1908 Animal Managem. (War Office) 81 A playful habit of snatching at the man whilst being groomed which some horses display, may not come under the head of viciousness. c. Maliciousness, spitefulness. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > [noun] maliciousness1447 peevishness1468 spitefulness1530 sinisterness1611 viciousness1879 cattishness1894 cattiness1920 bitchiness1934 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [noun] > quality maliciousness1447 peevishness1468 spitefulness1530 sinisterness1611 viciousness1879 cattishness1894 pussycat1911 cattiness1920 bitchiness1934 1879 T. H. Huxley Hume ii. viii. 159 One feels ashamed of having suspected many excellent persons of being moved by mere malice and viciousness of temper to call other folks atheists. 2. a. The quality of being faulty or defective. ΚΠ 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 90 The absence, the vitiousnesse, the depriuation or fault of some other thing. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xvii. 114 Then the low value shews the viciousnesse of it. a1677 M. Clifford Notes Dryden's Poems (1687) iv. 13 I intended to have made no more Animadversions upon the viciousness of your Style. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) III. 763 The arret above mentioned being repealed, these conservators were to judge of the goodness or viciousness of cloths. †b. Faultiness or badness in respect of physical constitution. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] vice1398 undisposedness1600 unsoundness1605 vitiosity1647 craziness1664 viciousness1669 disintegrity1861 rattiness1898 spoilage1928 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 67 The Brimstone will burn up the gross victiousness [sic] of the Salt-peter. 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Vicio,..Rankness, Viciousness in Land, or the like. 3. Improper or illegal procedure. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > illegality > [noun] > illegal procedure viciousness1827 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. II. iv. ii. 458 In the cases above brought to view, as cases of unfairness or vitiousness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1440
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