Devilishness

/ˈdɛvəlɪʃnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being devilish; wicked or mischievous nature.

Etymology

From 'devilish' plus '-ness' (from Old English -nes/-ness, indicating abstract quality). The '-ness' suffix is extraordinarily productive in English for creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

Kelly Says

The '-ness' suffix is English's favorite tool for creating abstract concepts—from 'good' we get 'goodness,' from 'sad' we get 'sadness.' It's so natural to English speakers that we barely notice it, but it's a recent innovation linguistically.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰይጣንነ性 (seyytan-ne-se)
say-taan-ne-se
ARالعربية
شيطانية (shaytaniyya)
shay-ta-ni-yya
BNবাংলা
শয়তানের বৈশিষ্ট্য (shaytaner baishishto)
shay-ta-ner bai-shi-sh-to
CACatalà
malícia
ma-li-cia
CSČeština
černý charakter
cher-ny char-ak-ter
DADansk
dæmoniskhed
de-mo-nis-ked
DEDeutsch
Teufelshaftigkeit
tɔʏfəlsˈhaːf̯tɪkaɪt
ELΕλληνικά
διαβολικότητα (diabolikotata)
dee-a-vo-li-ko-ta-ta
ESEspañol
maldad
mal-dad
FAفارسی
شیطانی بودن (shaytani budan)
shay-ta-ni boo-dan
FISuomi
peikkomaisuus
peh-kko-mai-soo-s
FRFrançais
malédiction
ma-le-di-k-shon
GUGU
દેવિલિયું ગુણ (devil-ium gun)
deh-vil-ium gun
HAHA
kifi iblis
ki-fi ee-blis
HEעברית
שדיתות (sheditut)
she-di-toot
HIहिन्दी
शैतानीता (shaitānitā)
shay-ta-nee-ta
HUMagyar
ördögi természet
erd-ogh ter-me-she-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
keji
ke-ji
IGIG
nkwu ọkụ
nkwu o-ku
ITItaliano
malvagità
mal-va-gi-ta
JA日本語
悪魔らしさ (akuma-rashisa)
a-ku-ma-ra-shi-sa
KKKK
шайтандық
shay-tan-dyk
KMKM
សាយតានភាព (saytaanpheap)
say-taan-pheap
KO한국어
악마적인 것 (akmajeotineun geot)
ak-ma-jeo-ti-neun geot
MRMR
देवळी गुण (devli gun)
deh-v-li gun
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
ke-ji
MYမြန်မာ
geist-like
gayst-like
NLNederlands
duivelschap
dy-vel-schaap
NONorsk
djevulske
dyev-ul-ske
PAPA
ਇਕੰਤ ਗੁਣ (ikant gun)
ee-kant gun
PLPolski
diabelszczyzna
dee-a-bel-sh-ch-zna
PTPortuguês
maldade
mal-dade
RORomână
răutate
ra-u-ta-te
RUРусский
дьявольщина
dyavol'shchina
SVSvenska
djävulskhet
dyä-vul-skhet
SWKiswahili
uovu wa shetani
oo-vo wa she-ta-ni
TAதமிழ்
சத்தானின் பண்புகள் (sathāṉin paṇpugal)
sa-tha-ni-n pan-pu-gal
TEతెలుగు
శయితన్ లక్షణాలు (śayitaṇ lakṣaṇālu)
shay-ta-n la-ksha-na-alu
THไทย
ความชั่วร้าย (khwam chow rai)
kwan chow rai
TLTL
kasamaan
ka-sa-maan
TRTürkçe
şeytaniyet
shey-ta-ni-yet
UKУкраїнська
диявольщина
dyavol'shchina
URاردو
شیطانی خصلت (shaytani khuslat)
shay-ta-ni khus-lat
VITiếng Việt
ác quỷ
ahk-kwee
YOYO
ẹ̀dá ọ̀pọ̀
eh-da oh-po
ZH中文
恶魔气质 (móguì qìzhì)
moh-gwey chee-jee
ZUZU
izwi liqhawe
ee-zwee lee-kha-weh

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