badness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈbædnəs/ UK /ˈbædnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality or state of being bad The badness of the harvest left the village hungry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality or state of... wickednessevilimmoralitydepravityiniquitywrongdoing ↔ Opposites goodnessvirtuerighteousness Word family Related forms bad Etymology AI details From bad + the noun suffix -ness; bad is of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English bæddel ('hermaphrodite, effeminate man'). -nes Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # badness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbædnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbædnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality or state of being bad ## Examples - The badness of the harvest left the village hungry. ## Synonyms - wickedness - evil - immorality - depravity - iniquity - wrongdoing ## Antonyms - goodness - virtue - righteousness ## Related Forms - bad ## Roots and Affixes - Root: -nes ## Etymology From bad + the noun suffix -ness; bad is of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English bæddel ('hermaphrodite, effeminate man'). ## AI Etymology Badness is from bad + the noun suffix -ness; bad is of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English bæddel ('hermaphrodite, effeminate man'). Important recorded forms include -nes (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality or state of being bad. The wider family includes related words such as bad. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown