malevolent

Questions about malevolent

What does malevolent mean?

malevolent means "wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in malevolent?

malevolent has 4 syllables: ma-lev-o-lent. The stress falls on "lev". In IPA it is /məˈlɛvələnt/.

What is another word for malevolent?

Close synonyms include malefic, malign, evil. 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.

Is malevolent a common word?

malevolent 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.