malevolence

Other forms of malevolence

plural

malevolences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about malevolence

What does malevolence mean?

malevolence means "wishing evil to others". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in malevolence?

malevolence has 4 syllables: ma-le-vo-lence. The stress falls on "le".

What is another word for malevolence?

Close synonyms include malignity, malevolency, malice. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of malevolence?

The recorded antonyms are benevolence.

Is malevolence a common word?

malevolence is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.