malignity

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
2. (countable, uncountable) A non-benign cancer; a malignancy.
3. (collective, countable, neologism, uncountable) A group of goblins.

Synonyms

malice

evil

malevolence

ill will

malignancy

badness

depravity

malignance

maliciousness

vice

sin

villainy

wickedness

nefariousness

severity

slander

spite

spitefulness

turpitude

viciousness

vicissitude

crimination

demoniacal nature

accusation

fiendish cruelty

aversion

defamation

devilry

deviltry

dishonesty

evilness

grudge

hostility

incrimination

loathing

maleficence

nastiness

Translations

malignité

Bosheit

kwaadaardigheid

κακεντρέχεια

Bösartigkeit

maldade

malignidad

Boshaftigkeit

κακοήθεια

خباثة

malveillance

malizia

malignità

maliziosità

nequizia

Etymology

From Middle English malignete, malignitee, malignyte, malyngnite, from Middle French maligneté, from Latin malignitās. By surface analysis, malign + -ity.
* (a group of goblins): Coined by David Malki in the 30 October 2009 Wondermark webcomic strip “Supernatural Collective Nouns”.