badness
badness · badnesses
непокора, непослух, непокірність
негодность
Schlechtigkeit
The quality or degree of being badThe quality or degree of being bad.
/ˈbæd.nəs/
» His badness is only redeemed by his generosity.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality or degree of being bad.
Schlechtigkeit
него́дностьnegódnostʹ
More definitions
- used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- an attribute of mischievous children
Examples
4 sentencesHis badness is only redeemed by his generosity.
Sheer badness is just one of her fine qualities.
Unfortunately, there's still a lot of badness in the world.
There is no objective measure of a word's badness. It all comes down to context.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the quality of being bad:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the quality of being bad:
Origin
From Middle English baddenes, badnes, badnesse; equivalent to bad + -ness.From Middle English baddenes, badnes, badnesse; equivalent to bad + -ness.
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Forms
plural: badnessesSynonyms
32 synonymsmischiefB1misdemeanorC2wrongA1bad mannersdelinquencydevilishnessdevilmentdevilrydeviltrydisobedienceelfishnessgoings-onhanky-pankyimpishness
Close in meaning
- used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather:severitysevereness
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency:bad
- an attribute of mischievous children:naughtinessmischievousness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable