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[ vil-uh-nee ] / ˈvɪl ə ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR villainy ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural vil·lain·ies.the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness. a villainous act or deed. Obsolete. villeinage. Origin of villainy1175–1225; Middle English vile( i) nie, vilainie<Old French. See villain, -y 3Words nearby villainyvillain, villainage, villainess, villainize, villainous, villainy, Villa-Lobos, villanella, villanelle, Villanovan, Villa, Pancho Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for villainySatisfaction does not insist on setting up clear categories of heroism and villainy, good, and evil. Is ‘Satisfaction’ a Love Story That’s Too Real About Sex and Marriage?|David Masciotra|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Its portrayal of Soviet villainy was deemed too much for domestic consumption. The Kremlin's Amazing PR Turnaround|Michael Idov|June 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST How much more diverting to focus on the villainy of a potty-mouthed Illinois pol. Six Reasons to Thank Blago|Christopher Buckley|December 12, 2008|DAILY BEAST I suspected some villainy, however, and my first idea was that they had set the barque on fire. A Pirate of the Caribbees|Harry Collingwood
But Cecilia could not endure to see him, after a discovery of such hypocrisy and villainy. Cecilia, Volume 3 (of 3)|Frances (Fanny) Burney (Madame d'Arblay) In the body text, variable spellings such as villany : villainy and intire : entire are unchanged. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754)|Anonymous Reprobate as he was himself, this work of villainy was new to him and seemed to be very terrible. The Way We Live Now|Anthony Trollope And now the conduct which honor would approve turned upon them to bring the consequences of treason and villainy. Talents, Incorporated|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for villainy
noun plural -lainiesconduct 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to villainyturpitude, viciousness, vileness, atrocity, baseness, depravity, knavery, rascality |