Definition
The quality or state of being devious; deceitfulness, dishonesty, or lack of straightforwardness.
Etymology
From devious plus -ness (Old English suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives). Traces to Latin 'deviosus' with Romance language evolution and Anglo-Saxon suffixation.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ness' is English's primary tool for creating abstract nouns from qualities—'happiness,' 'sadness,' 'deviousness'—and it's so productive that native speakers instantly understand new formations like 'spreadability' or 'meme-ness.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ (inqisqase)
in-khees-kass-eh
ARالعربية
شّر (shar)
shar
BNবাংলা
চক্রান্ত (chkraant)
chok-kran-t
CACatalà
traïció
tra-ee-oh
ELΕλληνικά
κακία (kakia)
kah-kee-ah
ESEspañol
malicia
mah-lee-thee-ah
FAفارسی
شیطانی (shaytani)
shey-ta-nee
FISuomi
petollisuus
peh-toh-lis-soo-s
FRFrançais
malice
mah-leece
HIहिन्दी
चालाकी (chaalakī)
cha-la-kee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelicikan
keh-lee-chee-kan
ITItaliano
malizia
mah-lee-thee-ah
JA日本語
悪意 (aku-i)
ah-koo-ee
KKKK
шайтандық (shaytandyk)
shay-tan-dyk
KMKM
អាក្រក់ (aakrak)
ah-ah-krahk
MRMR
चालाकी (chaalakī)
cha-la-kee
MSBahasa Melayu
kelicikan
keh-lee-chee-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းကျွန်း (kyun kyun)
kyun kyun
PLPolski
podstęp
pohd-stehp
PTPortuguês
malícia
mah-lee-thee-ah
RORomână
răutate
rah-too-teh
RUРусский
злодейство (zlodeystvo)
zlo-day-stv-oh
SWKiswahili
uongo
oo-on-goh
TAதமிழ்
கெட்ட நோக்கம் (ketta nokkam)
ket-ta noh-kam
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి (chēkati)
chee-kah-tee
THไทย
ความชั่วร้าย (khwam choor-rai)
kwarm choor-rai
TLTL
pagkamangmang
pahg-kam-mang-mang
TRTürkçe
kurnazlık
kuhr-nahz-lik
UKУкраїнська
підступність (pidstupnist)
pid-stehp-noosht
URاردو
بدی (badi)
bah-dee
VITiếng Việt
ác ý
ahk yee