Definition of MALIGNITY

malignity

Meanings

Plural: malignities

Noun

  • wishing evil to others
  • quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
  • The quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.
  • A non-benign cancer; a malignancy.
  • A group of goblins.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English malignete, malignitee, malignyte, malyngnite, from Middle French maligneté, from Latin malignitās. By surface analysis, malign + -ity.
* (a group of goblins): Coined by David Malki in the 30 October 2009 Wondermark webcomic strip “Supernatural Collective Nouns”.

Scrabble Score: 15

malignity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
malignity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
malignity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

malignity is a valid Words With Friends word