Wickedness — Wick ed*ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness. [1913 Webster] God saw that the wickedness of man was great. Gen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wickedness — index atrocity, corruption, delinquency (misconduct), dishonor (shame), disrepute, mischief, mis … Law dictionary
wickedness — c.1300, from WICKED (Cf. wicked) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
wickedness — noun /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ a) The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue. b) A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or … Wiktionary
wickedness — wicked ► ADJECTIVE 1) evil or morally wrong. 2) playfully mischievous. 3) informal excellent; wonderful. DERIVATIVES wickedly adverb wickedness noun. ORIGIN probably from WICCA(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
wickedness — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being wicked 2. something wicked … New Collegiate Dictionary
wickedness — /wik id nis/, n. 1. the quality or state of being wicked. 2. wicked conduct or practices. 3. a wicked act or thing. [1250 1300; ME; see WICKED, NESS] * * * … Universalium
wickedness — Synonyms and related words: aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, arrantness, badness, baseness, bitchiness, corruption, criminality, cussedness, damnability, debt, delinquency, depravity, deviance, deviancy, devilishness, devilment, devilry,… … Moby Thesaurus
wickedness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. evil, depravity, immorality, sinfulness; see blasphemy . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. That which is morally bad or objectionable: evil, iniquity, peccancy, sin, wrong. See RIGHT. 2. Degrading, immoral acts or habits:… … English dictionary for students
wickedness — sb. Pol. S. 230 … Oldest English Words
