malignity

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /məˈlɪɡnəti/ UK /məˈlɪɡnɪti/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
deep-seated ill will or extreme malevolence

There was a quiet malignity in the way he sabotaged his rivals.

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Synonyms

1 noun · deep-seated ill will or... malevolence malice spiterancorvenommalignancyviciousness

Opposites

benignity kindness benevolence goodwill

Word family

Related forms malign malignant benignity

Etymology

From Latin malignitas ('ill nature, spite'), from malignus ('wicked, ill-disposed'), from male ('badly') + the root of genus ('kind, born').

malignitas Latin male Middle English *gene- Proto-Indo-European

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# malignity

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

## Meanings
1. deep-seated ill will or extreme malevolence

## Examples
- There was a quiet malignity in the way he sabotaged his rivals.

## Synonyms
- malevolence
- malice
- spite
- rancor
- venom
- malignancy
- viciousness

## Antonyms
- benignity
- kindness
- benevolence
- goodwill

## Related Forms
- malign
- malignant
- benignity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: malignitas
- Root: male
- Root: *gene-

## Etymology
From Latin malignitas ('ill nature, spite'), from malignus ('wicked, ill-disposed'), from male ('badly') + the root of genus ('kind, born').

## AI Etymology
Malignity comes from Latin malignitas ('ill nature, spite'), from malignus ('wicked, ill-disposed'), from male ('badly') + the root of genus ('kind, born'). The etymological trail includes Latin malignitas, Latin male, Proto-Indo-European *gene-. The same word family includes malign, malignant, benignity. Its current noun use means "deep-seated ill will or extreme malevolence".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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