"vilain" meaning in French

See vilain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vi.lɛ̃/, /vi.lɛn‿/ Audio: Fr-vilain.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-vilain.wav [France, Vosges] 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: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{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|la-lat|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{der|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 Synonyms: laid, moche
    Sense id: en-vilain-fr-adj-ct4nWsC0 Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 68 5 5 0 0 6 15
  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

IPA: /vi.lɛ̃/, /vi.lɛn‿/ Audio: Fr-vilain.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-vilain.wav [France, Vosges] 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: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{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|la-lat|vīllānus||farm worker}} Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), {{der|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
  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: 25 2 1 1 1 2 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 2 2 0 0 3 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 1 0 0 1 71
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

Inflected forms

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          "word": "beau"
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          "english": "an ugly color",
          "text": "une vilaine couleur",
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          "english": "an ugly voice",
          "text": "une vilaine voix",
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          "english": "The weather is awful.",
          "text": "Il fait vilain.",
          "translation": "The weather is awful.",
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          "english": "Curiosity killed the cat.",
          "text": "La curiosité est un vilain défaut.",
          "translation": "Curiosity killed the cat.",
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        "disagreeable, awful"
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          "english": "naughty children",
          "text": "de vilains enfants",
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          "english": "wicked deeds",
          "text": "de vilaines actions",
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          "english": "a bad fever",
          "text": "une vilaine fièvre",
          "translation": "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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        {
          "word": "méchant"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "peasant"
      ],
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          "country dweller"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/vi.lɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vi.lɛn‿/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vilains"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vilain"
}

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    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Late Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "la curiosité est un vilain défaut"
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      "word": "vilain petit canard"
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      "villein#Old_French"
    ],
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          "word": "beau"
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          "word": "joli"
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          "english": "an ugly voice",
          "text": "une vilaine voix",
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        {
          "word": "laid"
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        {
          "word": "moche"
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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.",
          "translation": "Curiosity killed the cat.",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gentil"
        },
        {
          "word": "sage"
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          "english": "naughty children",
          "text": "de vilains enfants",
          "translation": "naughty children",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "naughty"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mauvais"
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          "english": "wicked deeds",
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          "english": "a bad fever",
          "text": "une vilaine fièvre",
          "translation": "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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          "word": "cruel"
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          "word": "dangereux"
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          "word": "mauvais"
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        {
          "word": "méchant"
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      "ipa": "/vi.lɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vi.lɛn‿/"
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      "homophone": "vilains"
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}

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