vility

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English

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Etymology

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From vile +‎ -ity, from Latin vīlitās: compare French vileté, Middle French vilité, Old French vilté.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vility

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being vile or base.
    • 1696, Basil Kennett, Romae Antiquae Notitia: Or, the Antiquities of Rome:
      The Comedians wore these to represent the vility of the Persons they represented; as debauch'd young Sparks, old crazy Misers, Pimps, Parasites, Strumpets, and the rest of that Gang.

References

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  1. ^ vility”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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