noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being vengeful
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- The vengefulness of the king was legendary.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vengefulness
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noun
Meaning 2
a malevolent desire for revenge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vindictiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: malevolence, malignity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English vengeful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vengefulness From vengeful + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: wraakzucht — state or quality of being vengeful
- Portuguese: vingatividade — state or quality of being vengeful
- Thai: ความอาฆาต (kwaam-aa-kâat) — state or quality of being vengeful
- Thai: ความพยาบาท — state or quality of being vengeful
- Turkish: intikamcılık — state or quality of being vengeful