maltalent

/mælˈtælənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

"So forth he vvent, / VVith heauy looke and lumpiſh pace, that plaine / In him bevvraid great grudge and maltalent; / His ſteed eke ſeemd t'apply his ſteps to his intent."

From Middle English maltalent, from Anglo-Norman maltalent and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, from mal (“evil”) + talent (“disposition”).

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How do you pronounce maltalent?

The recorded pronunciation is /mælˈtælənt/.

What does maltalent mean?

Ill will; malice, malevolence.

Where does maltalent come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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