# viciousness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #71,207

## Definitions
1. the characteristic of being vicious
2. the desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty

## Etymology
From Middle English viciousnesse; equivalent to vicious + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/viciousness