English noun: vileness | |||
1. | vileness (attribute) the quality of being wicked | ||
Synonyms | nefariousness, ugliness, wickedness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evil, evilness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enormity, filthiness | ||
2. | vileness (attribute) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||
Samples | The vileness of his language surprised us. | ||
Synonyms | loathsomeness, lousiness, repulsiveness, sliminess, wickedness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distastefulness, odiousness, offensiveness | ||