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calumnies

calumnies is the plural of calumny.

calumnies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of calumny.

Meaning of calumny

Noun

calumny (countable and uncountable, plural calumnies)

  1. (countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
    • He [Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk] mentioned to her [Elizabeth I of England] the rumour, which was ſpread of his marriage with the Scotch Queen [Mary, Queen of Scots]; he complained of it as a groundleſs calumny; and diſclaimed all thoughts of that kind, with many expreſſions full of contempt...1759, William Robertson, “Book V”, in The History of Scotland, during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI, till His Accession to the Crown of England. […], volume I, London: […] A[ndrew]...
  2. (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
    • Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money.

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Questions about calumnies

What is calumnies the plural of?
Calumnies is the plural of calumny.

Words near calumnies in the dictionary

  1. calumniative
  2. calumniator
  3. calumniators
  4. calumniatory
  5. calumnied
  6. calumnies
  7. calumnious
  8. calumniously
  9. calumniousness
  10. calumnize
  11. calumnized

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