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villainy
English
Alternative forms
- vilanie, vilany (obsolete)
Etymology 1
From Middle English vileinie, vileynye, from Anglo-Norman vilenie, from Old French vilanie.
Noun
villainy (countable and uncountable, plural villainies)
- Evil or wicked character or behaviour.
- A wicked or treacherous act.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:villainy
Etymology 2
From villain +? -y.
Adjective
villainy (comparative more villainy, superlative most villainy)
- Characteristic of a villain.
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abomination
English
Alternative forms
- abhomination (obsolete)
- abominacioun (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)
- (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness
- (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15th century.]
- (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonym: perversion
Translations
References
- abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin abominationem
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/
Noun
abomination f (plural abominations)
- Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
- (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.
Further reading
- “abomination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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