villainy

villainy
n
1. knavery, roguery, rascality, miscreancy, delinquency; iniquity, sin, sinfulness, deviltry; evil, vice, crime, improbity; nefariousness, flagitiousness, heinousness, infamy; vileness, viciousness, badness, baseness, foulness, meanness; atrocity, outrage, abomination, enormity, flagrancy; perfidy, treachery, foul play, dishonesty; unregeneracy, impenitence.
2. depravity, turpitude, degradation, degeneracy, corruption, pollution, profligacy, reprobacy, reprobateness, immorality, obliquity, debauchery.

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  • Villainy — Vil lain*y, n.; pl. {Villainies}. [OE. vilanie, OF. vilanie, vilainie, vileinie, vilanie, LL. villania. See {Villain}, n.] [Written also {villany}.] 1. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • villainy — index atrocity, corruption, delinquency (misconduct), knavery, mischief, misdeed, misdoing, wrong …   Law dictionary

  • villainy — early 13c., from O.Fr. vilanie, from villain; see VILLAIN (Cf. villain) …   Etymology dictionary

  • villainy — [vil′ənē] n. pl. villainies [vil′ənēz΄] [ME vileinie < Anglo Fr & OFr vilainie < vilain: see VILLAIN] 1. the fact or state of being villainous 2. villainous conduct 3. a villainous act; wicked, detestable, or criminal deed …   English World dictionary

  • villainy — [[t]vɪ̱ləni[/t]] N UNCOUNT Villainy is very bad or criminal behaviour. [FORMAL] They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals …   English dictionary

  • villainy — villain ► NOUN 1) a person who is guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness; a wrongdoer. 2) a character in a novel or play whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. DERIVATIVES villainous adjective villainy noun. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

  • Villainy Inc. — Superteambox imagesize= caption=Top: Jinx, Giganta, Trinity. Bottom: Cyborgirl, Doctor Poison, Queen Clea publisher=DC Comics debut= Wonder Woman #28 (vol. 1) creators=William Moulton Marston base= members=Queen Clea Cyborgirl Doctor Poison… …   Wikipedia

  • Villainy & Virtue — Infobox Album | | Name = Villainy Virtue Type = studio Artist = Dead to Fall Released = September 14, 2004 Genre = Metalcore Length = 31:18 Label = Victory Records Last album = Everything I Touch Falls To Pieces (2002) This album = Villainy… …   Wikipedia

  • villainy — noun (plural lainies) Date: 13th century 1. villainous conduct; also a villainous act 2. the quality or state of being villainous ; depravity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • villainy — /vil euh nee/, n., pl. villainies. 1. the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness. 2. a villainous act or deed. 3. Obs. villeinage. [1175 1225; ME vile(i)nie, vilainie < OF. See VILLAIN, Y3] * * * …   Universalium

  • villainy — noun a) Evil or vicious character or behaviour. b) A vicious or treacherous act …   Wiktionary

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