evility
evility noun: the state, quality or an instance of being evil.
Noun
evility (countable and uncountable, plural evilities)
- The state, quality or an instance of being evil.
- For as a metaphor for radical evil, the Holocaust provided a standard of evaluation for judging the evility of other threatening acts.2006, Jeffrey C. Alexander, The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75
- Evility is the essence of being evil as goodness is the essence of being good. Evility is the sign of imperfection, but since time does not have evility, time is perfect.2007 September, Adam Rutherford, Illusionary Existence, Genesis, and Other Miscellaneous Works, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 82
- Synonyms:
- evilness
Synonyms of evility
Forms of evility
| plural | evilities |
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Origin of evility
From evil + -ity.
Questions about evility
- What does evility mean?
- Evility means the state, quality or an instance of being evil.
- What part of speech is evility?
- Evility is a noun.
- What is the plural of evility?
- The plural of evility is evilities.
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