villainy vs evil

villainy and evil both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
villainy	Yes	No	No	No
evil	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, evil is a hypernym of villainy; that is, evil is a word with a broader meaning than villainy:

Other hypernyms of villainy include evilness.

villainy (noun)	evil (noun)
a criminal or vicious act	morally objectionable behavior
the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

villainy (adjective)	evil (adjective)
	morally bad or wrong
	having or exerting a malignant influence
	having the nature of vice