Speakur

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maliciousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
ma-li-cious-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

maliciousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

malice spite spitefulness venom

Questions

What does maliciousness mean?
The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.
Where does maliciousness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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