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Synonyms for heinousness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hey-nuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈheɪ nəs

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Définition of heinousness

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French hainos "inconvenient, awkward; hateful, unpleasant; odious" (Modern French haineux), from haine "hatred," from hair "to hate," from Frankish *hatjan (cf. Old Saxon haton, Old English hatian "to hate;" see hate (v.)). Related: Heinously; heinousness.
  • noun enormity
Example sentences :
  • I remember well my lecture to him on the heinousness of his offence.
  • Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
  • Yes; and that after all that I said to you as to the heinousness of such wickedness.
  • Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope
  • I inquired of her if she was aware of the heinousness of her offence.
  • Extract from : « Diary in America, Series One » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
  • The missionary expostulated with the man on the heinousness of an act that was a crime against God and nature.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • Well, he said, after a pause, I dont quite see the heinousness of this offence.
  • Extract from : « Rejected of Men » by Howard Pyle
  • But notwithstanding the heinousness of the accomplished crime, not a man was punished.
  • Extract from : « In The Ranks » by R. E. McBride
  • "That should depend upon the heinousness of the offence," he replied.
  • Extract from : « Elsie's New Relations » by Martha Finley
  • Still Zora appeared to be unimpressed with the heinousness of her fault.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the Silver Fleece » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • The affair was bruited abroad, and the heinousness of the poet's offence vastly exaggerated.
  • Extract from : « Robert Burns » by Gabriel Setoun
  • She had it placed inside the altar rails, and fought the cure afterwards in the vestry as to the heinousness of the proceeding.
  • Extract from : « The Isle of Unrest » by Henry Seton Merriman

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