Malignity \Ma*lig"ni*ty\, n. [F. malignit['e], L. malignitas.]
1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do
evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.
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2. Virulence; deadly quality.
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His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in
his disease. --Hayward.
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3. Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness;
heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. [R.]
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Syn: See Malice.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
malignity
n 1: wishing evil to others [syn: malevolence] [ant: benevolence]
2: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will [syn: malignancy,
malignance] [ant: benignity, benignity]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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