spitefulness vs malignity
malignity vs spitefulnessspitefulness and malignity both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spitefulness | Yes | No | No | No |
| malignity | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
malignity is a hypernym of
spitefulness; that is, malignity is a
word with a broader meaning than spitefulness:
- spitefulness: feeling a need to see others suffer
- malignity: wishing evil to others
Other hypernyms of spitefulness include
malevolence.
| spitefulness (noun) | malignity (noun) |
|---|---|
| malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will |
| feeling a need to see others suffer | wishing evil to others |
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