plural villainies
1
: villainous conduct
also
: a villainous act
2
: the quality or state of being villainous : depravity
Synonyms
Examples of villainy in a Sentence
a story of villainy and betrayal
the gruesome villainies of war
Recent Examples on the Web
As the cast voted out Bob with literal tears in their eyes, the queen of queens rose to deliver a final address that will live in the annals of TV villainy forever.
—
Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
Now we’re left with Salley, the victim, who at least has a hot boyfriend (in need of a haircut) and enough villainy in her to make the peripheral story lines at least a little interesting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But at least the film gets some glorious eccentric villainy from Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, traditional notions of villainy have been replaced by complex, sometimes paradoxical, standards of what different groups find acceptable or threatening.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for villainy 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
Now we’re left with Salley, the victim, who at least has a hot boyfriend (in need of a haircut) and enough villainy in her to make the peripheral story lines at least a little interesting.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But at least the film gets some glorious eccentric villainy from Jeff Goldblum’s Wizard.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Today, traditional notions of villainy have been replaced by complex, sometimes paradoxical, standards of what different groups find acceptable or threatening.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for villainy
Articles Related to villainy
Dictionary Entries Near villainy
Cite this Entry
“Villainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villainy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
villainy
noun
vil·lainy
ˈvil-ə-nē 
plural villainies
: conduct or actions of or typical of a villain
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share