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vilain.

villain

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vi.lɛ̃//vi.lɛn‿/

  1. villain

    masculine

  2. peasant

    masculine

  3. country dweller

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French vilain, vilein, villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Not related to vil.

adj/vi.lɛ̃//vi.lɛn‿/

  1. ugly

    dated
    une vilaine couleur
    une vilaine voix

  2. disagreeable, awful

    dated
    Il fait vilain.
    La curiosité est un vilain défaut.

  3. naughty

    dated
    de vilains enfants

  4. villainous, wicked, nasty, evil

    dated
    de vilaines actions
    une vilaine fièvre
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French vilain, vilein, villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Not related to vil.

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