wickedness
wick·ed·ness
nounDefinition of WICKEDNESS
1
: the quality or state of being wicked
2
: something wicked
Examples of WICKEDNESS
- <a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas>
- <the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness>
First Known Use of WICKEDNESS
14th century
Related to WICKEDNESS
- Synonyms
- devilishness, devilment, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, espièglerie, hob, impishness, knavery, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan(s), waggery, waggishness, mischief
- Antonyms
- goodness, righteousness, virtuousness
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