Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evilness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
evil-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being evil.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English yvelnesse, from Old English yfelnyss; equivalent to evil + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

evilnesses (plural)

Synonyms

badness viciousness malignity vileness evil

Questions

What does evilness mean?
The quality or state of being evil.
Where does evilness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce evilness

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