Portuguese

vilão

Alternative forms

• vilaõ (obsolete)
• villaõ (obsolete)
• villão (obsolete)

Noun

vilão m (plural vilãos or vilães or vilões, feminine vilã, feminine plural vilãs, feminine viloa, feminine plural viloas)

1. villain (a vile, wicked person)
2. villain (bad person in a work of fiction)
3. something which causes a problem
4. (historical) villein (a feudal tenant)
5. (obsolete) a non-noble who lives in a city or village

Synonyms

• (bad person in a work of fiction): antagonista, bandido, malfeitor

Antonyms

• (bad person in a work of fiction): herói, mocinho, protagonista

Derived terms

• cavaleiro-vilão

Adjective

vilão m ‎(plural vilãos, plural vilões, plural vilães, feminine vilã, feminine plural vilãs, feminine viloa, feminine plural viloas)

1. villainous (of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain)
2. coarse (lacking refinement)
3. vile; wicked
4. (obsolete) village or city-dwelling

Synonyms

• (villainous): vilanaço, vilanaz, vilanesco
• (coarse): See Wikisaurus:grosseiro
• (vile): maldoso, maligno, malvado, mau, perverso, vil
• (village or city-dwelling): urbano

Antonyms

• (coarse): See Wikisaurus:grosseiro
• (vile): benigno, bom, bondoso
• (village or city-dwelling): campestre, rural

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