vile
[ vahyl ]
/ vaɪl /
Save This Word!
adjective, vil·er, vil·est.
SYNONYMS FOR vile
3 repellent.
9, 10 contemptible.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of vile
1250–1300; Middle English vil, from Old French, from Latin vīlis “of little worth, base, cheap”
synonym study for vile
1. See mean2.
OTHER WORDS FROM vile
vilely, adverbvileness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for vile
British Dictionary definitions for vile
vile
/ (vaɪl) /
adjective
abominably wicked; shameful or evilthe vile development of slavery appalled them
morally despicable; ignoblevile accusations
disgusting to the senses or emotions; foula vile smell; vile epithets
tending to humiliate or degradeonly slaves would perform such vile tasks
unpleasant or badvile weather
paltrya vile reward
Derived forms of vile
vilely, adverbvileness, nounWord Origin for vile
C13: from Old French vil, from Latin vīlis cheap
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012