/vi.lɛ̃/
Translation
naughty, nasty, ugly
Word origin
From Late Latin villanus ('farm worker'), from villa ('country estate'). The word for a peasant became a word for coarse behaviour, and English took it as 'villain'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- villanus
- English cognates
- villain, village
Grammar
Examples
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That naughty boy broke the window.
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She gave him a nasty wound on the arm.
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There is an ugly cloud in the west.
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The children were naughty all day.
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Do not misbehave in front of the guests.
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