malignity vs evilness
evilness vs malignitymalignity and evilness both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| malignity | Yes | No | No | No |
| evilness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
evilness is a hypernym of
malignity; that is, evilness is a
word with a broader meaning than malignity:
- malignity: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
- evilness: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Other hypernyms of malignity include
evil.
| malignity (noun) | evilness (noun) |
|---|---|
| quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will | the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice |
| wishing evil to others |
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