'Villainousness' definitions:
Definition of 'villainousness'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: villainy, villainousness]
Definition of 'Villainousness'
From: GCIDE
- Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to a villain; as, a villainous action. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A villainous trick of thine eye." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Villainous judgment (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts reproach on the guilty person. [1913 Webster] --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv. {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]