villainess
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of villainess
Example Sentences
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But the infernal Agni knows, as does any reader familiar with “The Ramayana”: Kaikeyi is destined to play a villainess in the great game of gods and mortals.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
In another ambivalent characterization, the newlywed Linnet Ridgeway, who in the book trod a fine line between sympathetic and spoiled, now ricochets between heroine and villainess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
Cruella This is the second trailer for the upcoming origin story of the villainess from 101 Dalmatians and it makes me think we’re supposed to be rooting for Cruella?
From The Verge ● Apr. 11, 2021
My favorite hero and villainess come from the same book, “Lucky Jim,” Kingsley Amis’s first novel.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
She pleaded with the villainess; told her how much she needed the job.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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