venality
/vɪˈnælɪti/
venality noun: the fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
Noun
venality (countable and uncountable, plural venalities)
- The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
- As your spirited paper has declared war, not only against venality and despotism, but was intended to correct follies and abuses in private life, I hope the following will come within its useful plan.1785, The Times, 17 Jan 1785, p.1 col. B
venality meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
venality in Tamil
- கைக்கூலிக்கு ஆட்படும் பண்பு, பொறுப்பு விற்கும் தகுதிக்கேடு
venality in Urdu
- ہوس زر, طمع, ضمیر پرستی, زر پرستی
venality in Bengali
- বিক্রিযোগ্য হওয়ার অবস্থা, দুর্নীতির প্রসঙ্গে
Forms of venality
| plural | venalities |
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Origin of venality
From venal + -ity, from French vénalité or Latin vēnālitās, from vēnālis (“venal”), from vēnum; compare English vend.
Questions about venality
- What does venality mean?
- Venality means the fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
- What is venality in Tamil?
- Venality in Tamil is கைக்கூலிக்கு ஆட்படும் பண்பு, பொறுப்பு விற்கும் தகுதிக்கேடு. See Venality meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is venality?
- Venality is a noun.
- How do you pronounce venality?
- Venality is pronounced /vɪˈnælɪti/.
- What is the plural of venality?
- The plural of venality is venalities.
Words near venality in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: venality (page history and authors); venality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); venality (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); venality (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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