malignity (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *malignity*:
NOUN	feeling	malignity, malevolence	wishing evil to others
NOUN	attribute	malignity, malignancy, malignance	quality of being disposed to evil

English > *malignity*: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	wishing evil to others.
Synonym	malevolence
Narrower	maleficence	Doing or causing evil
	malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom	Feeling a need to see others suffer
	vindictiveness, vengefulness	A malevolent desire for revenge
Broader	hate, hatred	The emotion of intense dislike
Opposite	benevolence	Disposition to do good
Spanish	malevolencia, malignidad
Catalan	malignitat, malvolença

English > *malignity*: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	Quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will.
Synonyms	malignancy, malignance
Attributes	malign	Evil or harmful in nature or influence
Broader	evil, evilness	The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Opposite	benignity, benignancy, graciousness	The quality of being kind and gentle
Spanish	malignidad
Adjectives	malign	having or exerting a malignant influence

HyperDic: malignity