villain in English dictionary

  • villain

    Meanings and definitions of "villain"

    • (Can we clean up (+) this sense?) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A vile, wicked person.
    • The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.
    • (archaic) A villain was in a low level of medieval serfdom. A cotter may have been lower.
    • noun
      (Can we clean up (+) this sense?) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): A vile, wicked person.
    • noun
      The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.
    • noun
      (poker)
      Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”).
    • noun
      Archaic form of [i]villein[/i].
    • verb
      (obsolete, transitive)
      To debase; to degrade.
    • scoundrel
    • bad person in a stage or screen play
    • A peasant free of serfdom
    • noun
      a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
    • noun
      the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

    Synonyms of "villain" in English dictionary

    baddie, theatrical role, persona non grata are the top synonyms of "villain" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of villain

    • villain ( plural  villains)
    • villain (plural villains)
    • villain (third-person singular simple present villains, present participle villaining, simple past and past participle villained)
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