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Vile

Vile

(vīl)
,
Adj.
[
C
omp.
Viler
(vīl′ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Vilest
.]
[OE.
vil
, F.
vil
, from L.
vilis
cheap, worthless, vile, base.]
1.
Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
A poor man in
vile
raiment.
James ii. 2.
The craft either of fishing, which was Peter’s, or of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more
vile
than the science of physic.
Ridley.
The inhabitants account gold but as a
vile
thing.
Abp. Abbot.
2.
Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.
“Such vile base practices.”
Shak.
Behold, I am
vile
; what shall I answer thee ?
Job xl. 4.
Syn. – See
Base
.
–
Vile′ly
,
adv.
–
Vile′ness
,
Noun.

Definition 2024

vile

vile

See also: vīle and vīlē

English

Adjective

vile ‎(comparative viler or more vile, superlative vilest or most vile)

  1. Morally low; base; despicable.

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Albanian

Etymology

A formation from vjel 'to pluck, harvest'.

Noun

vile f (indefinite plural vile, definite singular vilja, definite plural vilet)

  1. bunch of grape
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Estonian

Etymology

From vilisema +‎ -e.

Noun

vile ‎(genitive vile, partitive vilet)

  1. whistle

Declension

French

Adjective

vile

  1. feminine singular of vil

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vilis.

Adjective

vile m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural vili)

  1. cowardly
  2. base, miserable, mean
  3. cheap, worthless, base

Synonyms

Noun

vile m, f ‎(plural vili)

  1. coward

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Latin

Adjective

vīle

  1. nominative neuter singular of vīlis
  2. accusative neuter singular of vīlis
  3. vocative neuter singular of vīlis

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vīlla.

Noun

vile f ‎(oblique plural viles, nominative singular vile, nominative plural viles)

  1. town; city
    • 12th or 13th Century, author unknown, La Damme qui fist trois Tours:
      Ele est la fors en cele vile
      She is over there, in the city.

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vidly (Russian ви́лы ‎(víly), Czech vidle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋîle/
  • Hyphenation: vi‧le

Noun

vȉle f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ви̏ле)

  1. (plural only) pitchfork

Declension

References

  • “vile” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋìːlɛ/
  • Tonal orthography: víle

Noun

víle f pl ‎(genitive víl, plurale tantum)

  1. pitchfork

Declension

Swahili

Adjective

vile

  1. Vi class inflected form and adverbial form of -le.

Venetian

Noun

vile

  1. plural of vila

Etymology

From Old French vil, from Latin vilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaɪl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪl

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