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maltalent

/mælˈtælənt/

maltalent noun: ill will; malice, malevolence.

Noun

maltalent (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Ill will; malice, malevolence.
    • So forth he vvent, / VVith heauy looke and lumpiſh pace, that plaine / In him bevvraid great grudge and maltalent; / His ſteed eke ſeemd t'apply his ſteps to his intent.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 61, page 461

Origin of maltalent

From Middle English maltalent, from Anglo-Norman maltalent and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, from mal (“evil”) + talent (“disposition”).

Questions about maltalent

What does maltalent mean?
Maltalent means ill will; malice, malevolence.
What part of speech is maltalent?
Maltalent is a noun.
How do you pronounce maltalent?
Maltalent is pronounced /mælˈtælənt/.

Words near maltalent in the dictionary

  1. malta
  2. Malta fever
  3. Malta Island
  4. maltable
  5. Maltais
  6. maltalent
  7. maltase
  8. maltases
  9. maltaxation
  10. Maltbie
  11. Maltbies

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