"vilain" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /vi.lɛ̃/, /vi.lɛn‿/ Audio: Fr-vilain.ogg Forms: vilaine [feminine], vilains [masculine, plural], vilaines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French vilain, vilein, villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Not related to vil. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|vilain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French vilain, {{inh+|fr|fro|vilain}} Inherited from Old French vilain, {{inh|fr|LL.|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{inh|fr|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla Head templates: {{fr-adj}} vilain (feminine vilaine, masculine plural vilains, feminine plural vilaines), {{tlb|fr|dated}} (dated)
  1. ugly Tags: dated Categories (topical): Appearance Synonyms: laid, moche
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-adj-ct4nWsC0 Disambiguation of Appearance: 86 3 2 2 0 4 2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 4 4 1 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 2 7 5 0 12 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 2 4 3 0 8 40
  2. disagreeable, awful Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-adj-vwpTFA3C
  3. naughty Tags: dated Synonyms: mauvais
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-adj-EYARvvbG
  4. villainous, wicked, nasty, evil Tags: dated Synonyms: cruel, dangereux, mauvais, méchant
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-adj-3vo7zeZm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: la curiosité est un vilain défaut, vilain petit canard Related terms: ville

Noun [French]

IPA: /vi.lɛ̃/, /vi.lɛn‿/ Audio: Fr-vilain.ogg Forms: vilains [plural], vilaine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French vilain, vilein, villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Not related to vil. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|vilain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French vilain, {{inh+|fr|fro|vilain}} Inherited from Old French vilain, {{inh|fr|LL.|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{inh|fr|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} vilain m (plural vilains, feminine vilaine)
  1. villain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-noun-rQZLqnhW
  2. peasant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-noun-dXmC13c4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 4 4 1 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 2 7 5 0 12 35
  3. country dweller Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-noun-vmXoW3dX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 2 4 4 1 14 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 2 7 5 0 12 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 2 4 3 0 8 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jeu de main, jeu de vilain, oignez vilain, il vous poindra, poignez vilain, il vous oindra, super-vilain

Adjective [Norman]

Etymology: From Old French vilain, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Etymology templates: {{inh|nrf|fro|vilain}} Old French vilain, {{inh|nrf|LL.|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{inh|nrf|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla Head templates: {{head|nrf|adjective||||vilains||||vilaine||||vilains||vilaines||{{{f2}}}s|f2accel-form=p|f3accel-form=m|s|f4accel-form=f|s|f6accel-form=m|p|f7accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} vilain m, {{nrf-adj}} vilain m
  1. (Jersey) ugly Tags: Jersey, masculine
    Sense id: en-vilain-nrm-adj-ct4nWsC0 Categories (other): Jersey Norman, Norman entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Old French]

Forms: vilain oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], vilainz [oblique, plural], vilainz [nominative, singular], vilain [nominative, plural], vilein [alternative], villein [alternative]
Etymology: From Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|LL.|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{inh|fro|la|vīlla}} Latin vīlla Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} vilain oblique singular, m (oblique plural vilainz, nominative singular vilainz, nominative plural vilain)
  1. peasant; commoner Categories (topical): People Synonyms: païsan
    Sense id: en-vilain-fro-noun-KwuT2t9- Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "une vilaine couleur",
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          "english": "an ugly voice",
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          "english": "The weather is awful.",
          "text": "Il fait vilain.",
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          "english": "Curiosity killed the cat.",
          "text": "La curiosité est un vilain défaut.",
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          "english": "wicked deeds",
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          "english": "a bad fever",
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          "english": "She's got a nasty cold.",
          "text": "Elle a un vilain rhume.",
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          "english": "He played a dirty trick on me.",
          "text": "Il m’a joué un vilain tour.",
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          "english": "He played a dirty trick on me.",
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