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Antonyms for spitefulness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : spahyt-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪt fəl



Definition of spitefulness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from spite + -ful. Related: Spitefully; spitefulness.
  • noun malevolence
  • noun vindictiveness
Example sentences :
  • These seemed only to augment the mirth and spitefulness of his tormentors.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Slaves » by Mayne Reid
  • Foma did not expect this, and all his boldness and spitefulness suddenly left him.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • And if he ever met with ingratitude or spitefulness, he ignored it and dismissed it from his mind.
  • Extract from : « Albert Ballin » by Bernhard Huldermann
  • "It was like his spitefulness to tie them so tight," he whimpered.
  • Extract from : « The Vinland Champions » by Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
  • Neither his mother nor the baron noticed his attitude of spitefulness.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Secret » by Stefan Zweig
  • A thousand kisses, and one even to Fortuna, notwithstanding his spitefulness.
  • Extract from : « The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 » by Various
  • Its spitefulness was directed entirely toward Marjorie herself.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, High School Junior » by Pauline Lester
  • This first whip of the gale seemed to have the spitefulness of disappointed rage.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Barrier » by Louis Tracy
  • I am afraid you detect a faint infusion of spitefulness in that question.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Cain » by Wilkie Collins
  • Indeed, there were times when her suspicion and spitefulness were more than I could endure.
  • Extract from : « Japanese Literature » by Various

Synonyms for spitefulness

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