malevolency (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *malevolency*:
NOUN	attribute	malevolency, malevolence, malice	the quality of threatening evil

English > *malevolency*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of threatening evil.
Synonyms	malevolence, malice
Narrower	beastliness, meanness	The quality of being deliberately mean / mean
	cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
	cruelty, cruelness, harshness	The quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Broader	evil, evilness	The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Spanish	malevolencia, malicia
Catalan	malevolència, malícia, malvolença
Adjectives	malevolent	having or exerting a malignant influence

HyperDic: malevolency