malignity

(-nə tē)

noun

  1. persistent, intense ill will or desire to harm others; great malice
  2. the quality of being very harmful or dangerous; malignancy
  3. pl. malignities a malignant act, event, or feeling

Origin: ME malignitee < OFr malignité < L malignitas: see malign

See malignity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ma·lig·ni·ties
  1. a. Intense ill will or hatred; great malice.
    b. An act or a feeling of great malice.
  2. The condition or quality of being highly dangerous or injurious; deadliness.

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