villain
Significat (English)
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- A vile, wicked person.
- A vile, wicked person.
- A low-born, abject person.
- In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.
- Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”).
- Archaic form of villein (“feudal tenant, peasant, serf”).
Synonyms
wicked person
bad person
bad character
bad deed
dishonest person
backguard
strong-armer
villain’s part
suspicious fellow
despicable person
vile person
evil man
horrible person
horrid person
negative character
negative role
black-guard
bad man
old fox
Freqüència
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈvɪl.ən/
Etimologia (English)
In summary
Probably from Middle English vilein, from Old French vilein (modern French vilain), in turn from Late Latin villanus, meaning serf or peasant, someone who is bound to the soil of a Latin villa, which is to say, worked on the equivalent of a plantation in late Antiquity, in Italy or Gaul. Doublet of villein.
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