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Villain: Definition and part of speech

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Villain

  1. v. t. To debase; to degrade.
  2. n. One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.
  3. n. A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.
  4. n. A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.
  5. a. Villainous.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Villainous: Definition and part of speech

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Villainous

  1. a. Sorry; mean; mischievous; — in a familiar sense.
  2. a. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.
  3. a. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Villainy: Definition and part of speech

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Villainy

  1. n. The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.
  2. n. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.
  3. n. Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.