noun
malignity
Malignity (noun) means Deep wickedness or a strong desire to cause harm.
noun
1
Deep wickedness or a strong desire to cause harm.
2
A cancer that is not benign.
3
A collective term for a number of goblins.
"A malignity of goblins chattered loudly, some of them standing on their table."
— JT Lawrence, The Haunted Portal (Cursebreaker; 2) (2022)
"There was a whole malignity‡ of goblins up on the roof, but if you wanted your clacks to fly fast, you didn’t use the term out loud."
— Terry Pratchett, Raising Steam (Discworld; 40) (2013)
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Etymology
Came into English as Middle English malignete, malignitee, malignyte, malyngnite, from Middle French maligneté, from Latin malignitās; by surface analysis it breaks down as malign + -ity. In the sense “a group of goblins”, the word was coined by David Malki in the 30 October 2009 Wondermark webcomic strip “Supernatural Collective Nouns”.
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benignity
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What is the meaning of malignity?
"malignity" (noun) means deep wickedness or a strong desire to cause harm.
What is another word for malignity?
Other words for "malignity" include malignance, malignancy, malevolence.
What is the opposite of malignity?
The opposite of "malignity" is benignity.
What are the different meanings of malignity?
"malignity" has 3 main meanings: 1. Deep wickedness or a strong desire to cause harm; 2. A cancer that is not benign; 3. A collective term for a number of goblins.
