What are some opposite words for villainy?

Antonyms for villainy
ˈvɪl ə nivil·lainy

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  1. villainy

    Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.

    Antonyms:
    affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

    Synonyms:
    abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, wickedness

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  1. villainy, villainousnessnoun

    the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

    Synonyms:
    villainousness

  2. villainynoun

    a criminal or vicious act

    Synonyms:
    villainousness

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  1. villainynoun

    Synonyms:
    depravity, wickedness, turpitude, rascality, scoundrelism, atrocity

How to use villainy in a sentence?

  1. Mark Twain:

    Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.

  2. Juvenal:

    Many commit the same crime with a different destiny; one bears a cross as the price of his villainy, another wears a crown.

  3. H. L. Mencken:

    The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.

  4. Robert A. Heinlein:

    You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.

  5. Barham Salih:

    Top Iraqi government officials will not be calm unless Top Iraqi government officials uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and villainy.

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#2297approval
#3729satisfaction
#3758treat
#4015desire
#4281joy
#7791appreciation
#9338delight
#11641blessing
#11912enjoyment
#12073esteem
#15988affection
#35408gratification
#88817villainy

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