Ma-lig’ni-ty, n.

n. [Lat. malignitas, Fr. malignité, Pr. malignitat, Sp. malignidad, It. malignità.]

1. The quality of being malign; extreme disposition to do evil; extreme malevolence; virulent enmity; malignancy; maliciousness.
2. Virulence; deadly quality.
3. Extreme evilness of nature; enormity; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. [Rare.]

Syn.—Malice; maliciousness; rancor; spite; malevolence; ill will; virulence; malignancy; animosity. See MALICE.