Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summum malum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: sum-mum -malum
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The greatest evil.

Example Sentences

"The "liberalism of fear," as Shklar tags it, is grounded in an appreciation that cruelty is the summum malum, the worst thing that human beings can inflict upon one another."

Inflected Forms

summa mala (plural)

Antonyms

summum bonum

Questions

What does summum malum mean?: The greatest evil.

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