malignity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /məˈlɪɡnəti/ UK /məˈlɪɡnɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun deep-seated ill will or extreme malevolence There was a quiet malignity in the way he sabotaged his rivals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · deep-seated ill will or... malevolencemalicespiterancorvenommalignancyviciousness ↔ Opposites benignitykindnessbenevolencegoodwill Word family Related forms malignmalignantbenignity Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown