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villainy

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vil·lain·y  (vl-n)
n. pl. vil·lain·ies
1. Baseness of mind or character.
2. Viciousness of conduct or action.
3. A treacherous or vicious act.

villainy [ˈvɪlənɪ]
n pl -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
4. (Historical Terms) English history a rare word for villeinage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.villainy - the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behaviorvillainy - the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
2.villainy - a criminal or vicious actvillainy - a criminal or vicious act            
evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"

villainy
noun wickedness, crime, vice, sin, atrocity, delinquency, criminality, depravity, iniquity, turpitude, baseness, devilry, knavery, rascality They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals.
Translations
villainy [ˈvɪlənɪ] N (esp poet) → maldad f, vileza f
villainy
villainy [ˈvɪlənɪ] nscelleratezza


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Shady persons in the audience revolted from the pictured villainy of the drama.
For a whole week he was not able to sleep well, so much the villainy which he had played upon his trusting mother preyed upon his rag of conscience; but after that he began to get comfortable again, and was presently able to sleep like any other miscreant.
He has more manners of villainy, and no more conscience than an Italian prince of the seventeenth century.
 
 
 
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