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vile

/vaɪl/

Meanings
  • adjective

    Deserving or given to contempt; loathsome; offensive.

    - "The smell of rotten eggs is vile."
    - "His vile behavior led to his downfall."
    - "The vile conditions in the slum were a stark contrast to the opulence of the palace."
  • adjective

    Full of vice; wicked.

    - "The vile criminal was sentenced to life in prison."
    - "The vile king ruled with an iron fist."
    - "The vile temptress lured him into a trap."

Pronunciation
  1. /vaɪl/



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Synonyms

base , despicable , ignoble , mean
Rhymes
Words rhyming with vile
pile , vilely , wile , smile , pile up , wile away , smile in , pile high
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins
  1. vile (English) : a type of fish

  2. vile (English) : a unit of volume in the wine industry


Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. vile (Spanish) : wet, damp

  2. vile (Swedish) : wild, untamed


Variants
List of all variants of vile that leads to same result
vile , vilely , vileness , vilenesses , viler , vilest
Forms
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viler, vilest, vileness


Etymology
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Old English wilig, from wil, will; akin to German welt, Dutch wel, Gothic wilja, all meaning 'desire, will'. The sense development is from 'having one's will' to 'pleasing one's desires' to 'being agreeable' to 'being free from moral restraint' to 'loathsome, offensive'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'vile' has been used in the titles of several books and movies, including 'The Vile City' and 'Vile Bodies'.

  2. In the Harry Potter series, 'vile' is a term used to describe certain magical creatures, such as the Blob-goblin and the Demiguise.


Related Concepts
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  1. obscene: Related to vile in the sense of being offensive and disgusting, but often with a stronger connotation of sexual explicitness.

  2. repugnant: Related to vile in the sense of being offensive or distasteful to the senses or moral sensibilities.


Culture
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The word 'vile' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in portraying villainous characters and describing their despicable acts. In art, it has been used to depict the grotesque and the repulsive. In music, it is often used in heavy metal and punk genres to describe the dark, offensive nature of the music.

How to Memorize "vile"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a rotten egg or a pile of garbage to remember the meaning of 'vile'. Visualize something that is contemptible and offensive.

  2. associate

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  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Vile is what I Loathe' to help remember the meaning of the word.


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