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Meaning of "maleficent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALEFICENT

From Latin maleficent-, from maleficus wicked, prone to evil, from malum evil.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALEFICENT

maleficent  [məˈlɛfɪsənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALEFICENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maleficent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MALEFICENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Maleficent

Maleficent /məˈlɛfɪsənt/ is a fictional character from Walt Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty and an official Disney Villain. She is the Mistress of All Evil, who, after not being invited to a royal christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die" before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. The character is Disney's version of the wicked fairy godmother from the original French fairy tale, loosely based on Carabosse from Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. She was first voiced by Eleanor Audley in the 1959 film, but has since been voiced by Lois Nettleton in Disney's House of Mouse and Susanne Blakeslee in the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, in which she is a recurring villain. She is the primary protagonist in the 2014 live-action film of the same name, portrayed by Angelina Jolie. The character is also set to appear in the upcoming made-for-television film Descendants, played by Broadway actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth.

Definition of maleficent in the English dictionary

The definition of maleficent in the dictionary is causing or capable of producing evil or mischief; harmful or baleful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALEFICENT


adjacent
əˈdʒeɪsənt
beneficent
bɪˈnɛfɪsənt
circumjacent
ˌsɜːkəmˈdʒeɪsənt
complacent
kəmˈpleɪsənt
concupiscent
kənˈkjuːpɪsənt
dehiscent
dɪˈhɪsənt
impuissant
ɪmˈpjuːɪsənt
indehiscent
ˌɪndɪˈhɪsənt
jacent
ˈdʒeɪsənt
magnificent
mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt
munificent
mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt
munifience
mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt
naissant
ˈneɪsənt
nonadjacent
ˌnɒnəˈdʒeɪsənt
omnificent
ɒmˈnɪfɪsənt
puissant
ˈpjuːɪsənt
reminiscent
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt
reticent
ˈrɛtɪsənt
Stuyvesant
ˈstaɪvɪsənt
subjacent
sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALEFICENT

maledictive
maledictory
malefaction
malefactor
malefactory
malefactress
malefic
malefically
malefice
maleficence
maleficial
maleic
maleic acid
malemute
maleness
malengine
Malenkov
malentendu
Malevich
malevolence

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALEFICENT

accent
adolescent
ascent
cent
crescent
decent
descent
fluorescent
incandescent
innocent
line of descent
lucent
maledicent
per cent
recent
Red Crescent
Saint Vincent
scent
translucent
Vincent

Synonyms and antonyms of maleficent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maleficent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALEFICENT

Find out the translation of maleficent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maleficent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maleficent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

maleficent
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maléfica
570 millions of speakers

English

maleficent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुजरिमाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينكولن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловредно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Maleficent
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরাধপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malfaisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maleficent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

maleficent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

maleficent
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피 션트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maleficent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phạm tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெடுதல் பயக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपायकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zararlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malefico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Maleficent
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зловредно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malefic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβλαβής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skadelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Maleficent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maleficent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maleficent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEFICENT»

The term «maleficent» is very widely used and occupies the 14.942 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEFICENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maleficent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maleficent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maleficent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALEFICENT»

Discover the use of maleficent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maleficent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disney Pricess: My Side of the Story #4: Sleeping ...
And that story about Maleficent putting a dreadful curse on baby Aurora?
Kiki Thorpe, 2004
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Maleficent
This 'origin' story is told from Maleficent's perspective, intersecting with the classic in both familiar and unexpected ways.
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2014
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The Maleficent Seven (from the World of Skulduggery Pleasant)
A brilliant, hilarious one-off novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant universe, from number-one-bestselling author Derek Landy This time, the bad guys take the stage.
Derek Landy, 2014
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Curse of Maleficent, The: The Tale of a Sleeping Beauty
Slowly, Maleficent turned back. The look on her face was unreadable and the feeling in the pit of Knotgrass's stomach returned. “Oh,why no, Your Majesty,” Maleficent said. Her long, thin fingers flutteredabove herheart and she began to move ...
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2014
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Tanith Low In- The Maleficent Seven
This time, the bad guys take the stage.
Derek Landy, 2013
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Aging and Identity: A Humanities Perspective
desirability and beauty that Maleficent lost long ago. Also, she may be envious of Aurora's virtue, since Aurora is well-loved and honored whereas Maleficent is hated and feared by all. Stereotypically, Maleficent's assistants are the black raven ...
Sara Munson Deats, Lagretta Tallent Lenker, 1999
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
Even what on its nearer face seems beneficence only, shows, on its remoter face, not a little maleficence — kindness at the cost of cruelty. //. Spencer, Man vs. State, p. 72. maleficent (ma-lef i-sent), a. [Formerly also mahficient; =F. malfaisant , ...
‎1906
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The Maleficent Seven
In the fading days of the Wild West children of all ages have gone missing.
Carl Bray, 2014
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The Illusion of the End
Maleficent. ecology. The worst of it is that, in the course of this universal recycling of waste, which has become our historic task, the human race is beginning to produce itself as waste-product, to carry out this work of waste disposal on itself.
Jean Baudrillard, 1994
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Beyond Rationalism
CONGO. Rene Devisch Diversely echoing Gail Weiss (1999) and Paul Stoller and Cheryll OIkes (1987), I hold that maleficent fetishes that sustain lethal sorcery shape and enact, yet pervert, their proper contours of embodied interactions and  ...
Kapferer, B.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALEFICENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maleficent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Disney is adapting a lot of its classic animated films into live-action …
The easy answer is because Disney has had proven success with previous live-action films like "Maleficent" ($758.4 million) and "Cinderella" ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Naoise Barry to Head Pinewood's Production Services in Ireland …
... “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Marvel Entertainment), “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” (Paramount Pictures), and “Maleficent” (Walt Disney Studios) ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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No Angelina Jolie In 'Maleficent' Sequel? Chances Of Her Return …
The actress who gave life to the live-action version of Maleficent, Angelina Jolie is not coming back for the upcoming sequel according to some ... «Franchise Herald, Jul 15»
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Maleficent 2 update: Angelina says no one has officially offered the …
While everyone is waiting for Angelina Jolie to confirm if she will reprise her role in Maleficent 2 or not, the actress-director says nobody has ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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'Maleficent 2' Release Date In The Works; Writer Linda Wolverton …
Screen Rant reports that "Maleficent" writer Linda Woolverton has locked down a deal with Disney to write the sequel's script. Angelina Jolie ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
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Free movies in the park series ends with 'Maleficent'
Maleficent,” the final movie in Opelousas' free movies in the park series, will be shown Saturday at the South City Park at 1524 S. Market St. «Opelousas Daily World, Jul 15»
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CINEMA CONSPIRACY: Was 'Maleficent' The Foundation for a New …
However, movies like Maleficent - which tells the tale of Sleeping Beauty through the POV of the titular villain - I can get behind. It breathes new ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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'Once Upon A Time' Season 5 Spoilers: Will Maleficent find the …
Maleficent to meet the father of Lily next season. (Credit: ABC) The search for Lily's father will also be tackled on the next season of 'Once Upon ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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'Maleficent 2' Update: Sequel Rumored To Be Without Angelina …
Where does this leave the makers of "Maleficent?" While Disney might already be working on the second chapter of the Sleeping Beauty ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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When Will 'Maleficent' Be On Netflix? Streaming The Disney Fantasy …
Of all the characters that Angelina Jolie has played, it seems like it she was born to play the title role in Maleficent like it was written in her DNA. «Bustle, Jul 15»

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