evilness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈivəlnəs/ UK /ˈiːvəlnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the quality of being evil; wickedness

The novel explores the casual evilness of ordinary people.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being evil;... wickedness evil iniquity depravity malevolence villainy badness

Opposites

goodness virtue righteousness benevolence

Word family

Related forms evil

Etymology

Formed in English from evil (Old English yfel 'bad, wicked', from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz) with the noun suffix -ness.

yfel Old English *ubilaz Proto-Germanic

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# evilness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈivəlnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈiːvəlnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being evil; wickedness

## Examples
- The novel explores the casual evilness of ordinary people.

## Synonyms
- wickedness
- evil
- iniquity
- depravity
- malevolence
- villainy
- badness

## Antonyms
- goodness
- virtue
- righteousness
- benevolence

## Related Forms
- evil

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: yfel
- Root: *ubilaz

## Etymology
Formed in English from evil (Old English yfel 'bad, wicked', from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz) with the noun suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Evilness was formed in English from evil (Old English yfel 'bad, wicked', from Proto-Germanic *ubilaz) with the noun suffix -ness. The etymological trail includes Old English yfel and Proto-Germanic *ubilaz. As a noun, evilness names the quality of being evil; wickedness. The same family is visible in related forms such as evil. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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