Villain Definition

vĭlən
villains
noun
villains
A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
American Heritage
A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
American Heritage
A wicked or unprincipled character in a novel, play, etc., specif. the chief such character opposed to the protagonist.
Webster's New World
Someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc.
Webster's New World

Villein.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Villain

Noun

Singular:
villain
Plural:
villains

Origin of Villain

  • Middle English vilein feudal serf, person of coarse feelings from Old French from Vulgar Latin vīllānus feudal serf from Latin vīlla country house weik-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Villain Sentence Examples

  • He is a deceiver and a villain, that's plain!

  • We must punish the villain who has caused the ruin of Moscow.

  • The good-natured childish granny pointed her accusing finger at the villain. She put a red devil with green eyes into my bed.

  • In a scarcely audible voice Buckingham said " The villain hath killed me!

  • For this further desecration, the villain is executed in the most horrible manner.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIL

Words Ending With

NINAIN

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villain

Words Starting With V and Ending With N

Starts With V & Ends With NStarts With VI & Ends With NStarts With V & Ends With IN

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With V7 Letter Words Ending With N