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Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.
Immanuel Kant

Meaning of "vileness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VILENESS

vileness  [ˈvaɪlnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VILENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vileness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VILENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vileness in the English dictionary

The first definition of vileness in the dictionary is the quality of being abominably wicked, shameful or evil. Other definition of vileness is the quality of being morally despicable or ignoble. Vileness is also the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VILENESS


chillness
ˈtʃɪlnɪs
coolness
ˈkuːlnɪs
faithfulness
ˈfeɪθfʊlnɪs
fruitfulness
ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs
fullness
ˈfʊlnɪs
gentleness
ˈdʒɛntəlnɪs
helpfulness
ˈhelpfʊlnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
joyfulness
ˈdʒɔɪfʊlnɪs
maleness
ˈmeɪlnɪs
mindfulness
ˈmaɪndfʊlnɪs
paleness
ˈpeɪlnɪs
reasonableness
ˈriːznəblnɪs
shrillness
ˈʃrɪlnɪs
staleness
ˈsteɪlnɪs
stillness
ˈstɪlnɪs
thankfulness
ˈθæŋkfʊlnɪs
truthfulness
ˈtruːθfʊlnɪs
usefulness
ˈjuːsfʊlnɪs
volatileness
ˈvɒləˌtaɪlnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VILENESS

vilayet
vildly
vildness
vile
vilely
viliaco
vilification
vilified
vilifier
vilifies
vilify
vilipend
vilipender
vill
villa
villa home
villa-like
Villa-Lobos
Villach
villadom

WORDS THAT END LIKE VILENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of vileness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VILENESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vileness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vileness

Translation of «vileness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VILENESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

卑劣
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vileza
570 millions of speakers

English

vileness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لؤم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гнусность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vileza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিকৃষ্টতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bassesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerwärtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卑劣さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vileness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vileness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vileness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vileness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Vileness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vileness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viltà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podłość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мерзенність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

josnicie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προστυχιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vileness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vileness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gemenskapen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vileness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VILENESS»

The term «vileness» is regularly used and occupies the 92.029 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VILENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vileness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vileness» 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 vileness

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QUOTES WITH «VILENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vileness.
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Immanuel Kant
Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VILENESS»

Discover the use of vileness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vileness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bérulle and the French School: Selected Writings
This, then, is the first aspect of the virtue of humility: to know and to love one's own vileness and misery. For the knowledge of this vileness and misery is not a part of the virtue of humility, but rather a foundation and presupposition for it. This is ...
William M. Thompson, 1989
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Vileness Fats
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vileness Fats is an unfinished film project of avant-garde band The Residents, filmed primarily from 1972 to 1976.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Virginia Advance Sheet January 2012
"it involved torture, depravity of mind or an aggravated battery to the victim." Page 40 Prieto submits that torture, depravity of mind, and aggravated battery are elements of the vileness aggravating factor. Thus, he contends, under Richardson v.
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The Bible Minute
The wicked prowl on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men . Psalm 12:8 NKJV J J elp, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more ' A J. (Psalm 12:1). How often have you, along with David, cried out to God in ...
Karin S. Syren, 2010
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The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
Vileness is so (i. e. is itself). Either of them is what its name implies: " The property by what it is should go, " Not by the title ." " Let's write good angel on the devil's horn, " Tis not the devil's crest." Measure for Measure. Steevens. Steevens's last ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, 1821
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King Lear. All's well that ends well
Vileness is so (i. e. is itself). Either of them is what its name implies: “ The property by what it is should go, “ Not by the title ." “ Let's write good angel on the devil's horn, “ 'Tis not the devil's crest." Measure for Measure. Srzzvens. Steevens's last ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edward Capell, 1821
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The Connecticut evangelical magazine
Our sins and vileness do not forbid our hope in God through Jesus Christ ; for his blood cleanseth from all sin. In him it pleased the Father, all fulness (of grace and of mercy) should dwell : and of his fulness we receive, and grace for grace, and ...
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Poems and Plays
Vileness is so (i. e. is itself). Either of them is what its name implies: “ The property by what it is should go, “ Not by the title .” “ Let's write good angel on the devil's horn, “ 'Tis not the devil's crest.” Measure for Measure. STEEVENS. Steevens's ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821
9
Select Plays of William Shakespeare: In Six Volumes. With ...
Vileness is so (i. e. is itself.) Either of them is what its name implies : " The property by what it is should go, " Not by the title " " Let 's write good angel on the devil's horn, " 'Tis not the devil's crest." Measure for Measure. Steevens. Steevens's last ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1820
10
The plays and poems of William Shakespeare: with the ...
Vileness is so (i. e. is itself). Either of them is what its name implies: " The property by what it is should go, " Not by the title ." " Let's write good angel on the devil's horn, " "Tis not the devil's crest." Measure for Measure. STEEVENS. Steevens's ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Richard Farmer, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VILENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vileness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notable Quotables: Bashing Conservatives Over Trump's Rise
And The Daily Beast's Jonathan Alter says it's "not a partisan comment," but "there's a vileness gap between our political parties" — with Republicans, of course, ... «NewsBusters, Aug 15»
2
Jonathan Alter: There's a 'Vileness Gap' Between the Republicans …
Jonathan Alter: There's a 'Vileness Gap' Between the Republicans and ... Democrats: “[T]here's a vileness gap that is developing between our political parties.”. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
3
Racism has no place in a civilised society
Racism in all its ugly vileness is rearing its evil head in this country. The latest manifestation of this depravity is the vicious attack on the home of a defenceless ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
The Vileness of the Clintons
What could possibly explain the staying power of the Clintons? After all it's been over two decades and numerous scandals since Bill and Hillary Clinton ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
5
Big Brother 2015: Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace prepares to take on …
... in there, you know exactly the roller coaster that you're on, and to go in there at such a late stage and bring so much negativity and vileness is horrific for me.". «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
6
Nazi Collaborator George Soros Announces Muslims are the New …
But occasionally the King Cobra crawls out of his reeking tunnels to spew some vileness. This time the twisted financier of the War on the West took to the pages ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Fraternity of Failure
Take a moment to savor the cowardice and vileness of that last remark. And, no, that's not hyperbole. Mr. Bush is trying to hide behind the troops, pretending that ... «New York Times, May 15»
8
“I Believe We Should Condemn the Vileness of How We Protest …
Yes there is, and that is why I believe we should condemn the vileness of how we protest — for the consequences downstream are much more serious than the ... «Books LIVE, Mar 15»
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Denise Irvine: Social media vileness is modern day sport
Social media vileness is their modern day sport, and such people are variously called trolls or haters, depending on the content of their postings. The troll label ... «Waikato Times, Feb 15»
10
Athletes like Kevin Durant don't owe you anything
It's a firestorm of vileness. Social media platforms grant the public the access that we've complained about for years, the dream had been to get closer to these ... «SB Nation, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vileness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vileness>. Apr 2024 ».
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