Villain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
  • n. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
  • n. Variant of villein.
  • n. Something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil: poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.
  • n. Obsolete A peasant regarded as vile and brutish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. this sense?) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A vile, wicked person.
  • n. The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.
  • n. Archaic form of villein.
  • v. To debase; to degrade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.
  • n. A baseborn or clownish person; a boor.
  • n. A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a scamp.
  • adj. Villainous.
  • v. To debase; to degrade.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A member of the lowest class of unfree persons during the prevalence of the feudal system; a feudal serf.
  • n. Hence An ignoble or base-born person generally; a boor, peasant, or clown.
  • n. A man of ignoble or base character; especially, one who is guilty or capable of gross wickedness; a scoundrel; a knave; a rascal; a rogue: often used humorously in affectionate or jocose reproach.
  • Of or pertaining to, or consisting of, villains or serfs.
  • Characteristic of or befitting a villain or slave; servile; base; villainous.
  • To debase; degrade; villainize.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
  • n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    theatrical role    rôle    part    persona    character   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    villan    villein   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    boor    knave    rascal    scamp    villainous    debase    degrade    troublemaker    cad    bad guy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dillon    Dylan    Macmillan    Spillane    billon    bouillon    millon    penicillin    quillon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scoundrel    tyrant    thief    traitor    wretch    liar    ruffian    brute    robber    fool