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What is another word for Villany?

Pronunciation: [vˈɪləni] (IPA)

Villany is a word that is often used to describe a place or person's behavior that is immoral or wicked. There are several synonyms that can be used to replace the word "villany" in order to better describe this type of behavior. These synonyms include deceitfulness, immorality, wickedness, corruption, depravity, dishonesty, and malevolence. These words convey a sense of evil and wrongdoing, and are often used to describe individuals who engage in unethical or illegal behavior. By using these synonyms in place of "villany", writers can create stronger, more descriptive language that more accurately conveys the negative attributes of a person or action.
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What are the hypernyms for Villany?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Villany

"I believe, Howard, I need not recapitulate the circumstances which eighteen years since induced me to leave England; as I doubt not you well remember the death of my guardian, and the Villany of my steward in Barbadoes, who, on that event, endeavoured to defraud me of the property I inherited from my mother.
"The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I"
Sophia Reeve
Even the big public, which had gaped and shuddered at Vard, revelling in his genial Villany, and enjoying in his death that succumbing to divine wrath which, as a spectacle, is next best to its successful defiance-even the public felt itself defrauded.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
There's more adventure, more scrapes by Villany, dangers and deathblows generally, in the last twenty-two years of my life-I am now thirty-six-than in all the Monte Cristos that ever were written.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever

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