malignity
malignity · malignities
The quality of being malign or malignantThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
(countable, uncountable)A non-benign cancer; a malignancy.
(collective, countable, neologism, uncountable)A group of goblins.
More definitions
- quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
- wishing evil to others
Origin
From Middle English malignete, malignitee, malignyte, malyngnite, from Middle French maligFrom Middle English malignete, malignitee, malignyte, malyngnite, from Middle French maligneté, from Latin malignitās. By surface analysis, malign + -ity.
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Forms
plural: malignities| Singular | malignity |
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Synonyms
58 synonymsdepravityC2maliceC2mischiefB1misdemeanorC2wrongA1corruptionB2degradationC1pollutionA1basenessperversionbad mannersbadnessdelinquencydevilishness
Close in meaning
- quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will:malignancymalignance
- wishing evil to others:malevolence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedmalign
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable