Vileness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being wicked

the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈaɪlnəs/.

Examples

the vileness of his language surprised us

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nefariousness wickedness loathsomeness repulsiveness ugliness sliminess lousiness

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being wicked
noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions “the vileness of his language surprised us”

Word Forms

nefarious	adjective	extremely wicked
wicked	adjective	morally bad in principle or practice
ugly	adjective	morally reprehensible
loathsome	adjective	causing or able to cause nausea
repulsive	adjective	offensive to the mind
slimy	adjective	morally reprehensible
vile	adjective	causing or able to cause nausea
lousy	adjective	vile; despicable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Niedertracht

die Eigenschaft, böse zu sein

🇫🇷French

bassesse

la qualité d'être méchant

🇪🇸Spanish

vileza

la cualidad de ser malvado

🇮🇹Italian

viltà

la qualità di essere malvagio

🇳🇱Dutch

gemeenheid

de kwaliteit van slecht zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

vileza

qualidade do que é mau

🇷🇺Russian

подлость

качество быть злым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निकम्मापन

दुष्ट होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীলতা

দুষ্ট হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அசிங்கம்

பொல்லாதவன் என்ற குணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచత్వం

చెడ్డగా ఉండే గుణం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुष्टपणा

दुष्ट असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધમતા

દુષ્ટ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಚತನ

ದುಷ್ಟನಾಗುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീചത

ദുഷ്ടനെന്ന ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

برے ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卑鄙

邪恶的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣さ

邪悪であるという性質

🇰🇷Korean

사악함

사악한 자질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hèn hạ

phẩm chất của sự độc ác

🇹🇭Thai

ความเลวทราม

คุณภาพของการเป็นคนชั่วร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

kualitas menjadi jahat

🇵🇭Filipino

kasamaan

ang kalidad ng pagiging masama

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

kualiti menjadi jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خسة

نوعية كونها شريرة

🇮🇷Persian

پستی

کیفیت بد بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

alçaklık

kötü olmanın niteliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

זלזול

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