Village, n. Hamlet, town.
Villain, n. [Written also Villan.] Rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch.
Villanous, a. [Written also Villainous.]
- 1. Base, mean, vile.
- 2. Wicked, depraved, knavish.
- 3. Heinous, sinful, nefarious, outrageous, very bad, atrocious.
- 4. (In a familiar sense.) Sorry, mischievous, mean, vile.
Villany, n. [Written also Villainy.]
- 1. Wickedness, sinfulness, depravity, turpitude, atrocity, criminality, infamy.
- 2. Depraved discourse, infamous speech.
- 3. Roguery, rascality, knavery, knavishness, dishonesty, trickery, crime, sin, iniquity.
Vinaigrette, n. Smelling-bottle.
Vincible, a. Conquerable, superable.
Vinculum, n. [L. pl.-Vincula.] Bond, tie, link, copula, connective, bond of union.
Vindicable, a. Justifiable, warrantable, fit, defensible, right, proper.
Vindicate, v. a.
- 1. Justify, defend, uphold.
- 2. Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good, advocate.
Vindication, n.
- 1. Justification, defence, excuse, apology.
- 2. Assertion, maintenance, support.