evilness C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈivəlnəs/ UK /ˈiːvəlnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being evil; wickedness The novel explores the casual evilness of ordinary people. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being evil;... wickednesseviliniquitydepravitymalevolencevillainybadness ↔ Opposites goodnessvirtuerighteousnessbenevolence Word family Related forms evil Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown