Etymology

evilness

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Today it means: The quality or state of being evil. Full definition →

Middle English yvelnesse ← Old English yfelnyss
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  1. Old English · inherited fromyfelnyss
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyvelnesse
  3. English todayevilness

From Middle English yvelnesse, from Old English yfelnyss; equivalent to evil + -ness.

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