- pronunciation:
- m
lIg
nnt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
meant to cause harm; evil.
She lost her job because of his malignant lies.- synonyms:
- evil, sinister, wicked
- similar words:
- bad, harmful, ominous
|
| definition 2: |
likely to cause death.
The doctor removed the malignant growth from the man's back.- synonyms:
- deadly, fatal, mortal, terminal
- similar words:
- toxic
|
| related words: |
deadly, unhealthy |
| derivation: |
malignantly (adv.) |
The word malignant
contains the following part:
mal, male
Latin
root
that means
bad, evil, ill
Example words:
- antonyms:
- ben, bene, bon