Cattiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːmɐdˈɪləɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːmɐdˈɪləɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈætɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spite nastiness bitchiness spitefulness

Word Forms

catty	adjective	marked by or arising from malice
bitchy	adjective	marked by or arising from malice
spite	verb	hurt the feelings of
spiteful	adjective	showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
nasty	adjective	characterized by obscenity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gehässigkeit

Böswilligkeit aufgrund von Böswilligkeit, Boshaftigkeit oder Bösartigkeit

🇫🇷French

rosserie

malveillance en raison du fait d'être malveillant, méchant ou méchant

🇪🇸Spanish

malicia

malevolencia en virtud de ser malicioso, rencoroso o desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

cattiveria

malevolenza in virtù dell'essere malizioso, dispettoso o cattivo

🇳🇱Dutch

katterigheid

kwaadwilligheid omdat hij kwaadaardig, hatelijk of gemeen is

🇵🇹Portuguese

maldade

malevolência em virtude de ser malicioso, rancoroso ou desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

злобность

недоброжелательность в силу злонамеренности, злобы или противности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिल्लीपन

दुर्भावनापूर्ण या द्वेषपूर्ण या बुरा होने के कारण द्वेष

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বচ্ছতা

বিদ্বেষপূর্ণ বা বিদ্বেষপূর্ণ বা কদর্য হওয়ার গুণে অসভ্যতা

🇮🇳Tamil

பூனைத்தனம்

தீங்கிழைக்கும் அல்லது வெறுக்கத்தக்க அல்லது மோசமானதாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் தீமை

🇮🇳Telugu

పిల్లతనం

హానికరమైన లేదా ద్వేషపూరిత లేదా అసహ్యమైన కారణంగా దుర్మార్గం

🇮🇳Marathi

चावटपणा

दुर्भावनापूर्ण किंवा द्वेषपूर्ण किंवा ओंगळ असण्याच्या सद्गुणाने द्वेष

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વભાવ

દૂષિત અથવા દ્વેષપૂર્ણ અથવા બીભત્સ હોવાના કારણે દુષ્ટતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಕ್ಕುತನ

ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಪೂರಿತ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ವೇಷಪೂರಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಹ್ಯವಾದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਭਾਅ

ਬਦਨੀਤੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਦੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੁਕਰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلکشی

بدنیتی پر مبنی یا نفرت انگیز یا گندی ہونے کی وجہ سے بدکاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猫腻

恶意或恶意或令人讨厌的恶意

🇯🇵Japanese

猫っぽさ

悪意のある、意地悪な、または意地悪であることによる悪意

🇰🇷Korean

까칠함

악의적이거나 악의적이거나 불쾌한 행위로 인한 악의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cáu kỉnh

ác ý do độc hại hoặc ác ý hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

ความหยิ่งยโส

ความมุ่งร้ายโดยอาศัยความมุ่งร้าย มุ่งร้าย หรือน่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat suka membenci

kedengkian berdasarkan sifat jahat atau dengki atau keji

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

pagmamalupit dahil sa pagiging malisyoso o mapang-akit o bastos

🇲🇾Malay

kepusingan

kejahatan kerana berniat jahat atau dengki atau jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقود

الحقد بحكم كونه خبيثًا أو حاقدًا أو سيئًا

🇮🇷Persian

گربه بودن

بدخواهی به دلیل کینه توزی یا کینه توزی بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

kedilik

kötü niyetli veya kin dolu veya kötü olma nedeniyle kötü niyet

🇮🇱Hebrew

קטטיות

זדון מתוקף היותו זדוני או מרושע או מגעיל

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The primary meaning of 'cattiness' is 'malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty'.

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Using 'cattiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cattiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cattiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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