criminality C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ UK /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity Poverty alone does not account for urban criminality. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state or quality of... delinquencylawlessnesswrongdoingguiltfelonywickedness ↔ Opposites innocencelawfulnesslegality Word family Related forms criminalcrimecriminallycriminate Etymology AI details From 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). crīminālis Latin crīmen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # criminality **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ ## Meanings 1. the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity ## Examples - Poverty alone does not account for urban criminality. ## Synonyms - delinquency - lawlessness - wrongdoing - guilt - felony - wickedness ## Antonyms - innocence - lawfulness - legality ## Related Forms - criminal - crime - criminally - criminate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crīminālis - Root: crīmen ## Etymology From 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). ## AI Etymology Criminality is from 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). Important recorded forms include crīminālis (Latin) and crīmen (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity. The wider family includes related words such as criminal, crime, criminally, and criminate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown