What does vile mean?
Definitions for vile
vaɪlvile
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word vile.
Princeton's WordNet
despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretchedadjective
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective
causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
Wiktionary
vileadjective
morally low; base; despicable
Etymology: From vilis
ChatGPT
vile
Vile generally refers to something extremely unpleasant, morally despicable, or of low value or quality. It is often used to describe detestable actions, attitudes, or behaviors.
Webster Dictionary
Vile
low; base; worthless; mean; despicable
Vile
morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad
Wikidata
vile
vile is a text editor that attempts to combine the best aspects of the popular Emacs and vi editors. These editors are traditionally located on opposing sides of the editor wars, as users of Emacs and vi tend to have strong sentiments against the editor they do not use; however, vile at least attempts to reconcile these positions. vile is an acronym which stands for "VI Like Emacs". vile is featured in Chapter 12 of the O'Reilly book "Learning the vi Editor". The program is also known as xvile for the X Window System, and as winvile for Microsoft Windows. vile was created and originally maintained by Paul Fox. In 1996, maintenance was taken over by Thomas Dickey, who had provided many major contributions to the codebase over the preceding years.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vile
vīl, adj. worthless: mean: morally impure: wicked: (B.) poor, cheap.—adv. Vile′ly.—n. Vile′ness.—ns. Vilificā′tion, act of vilifying: defamatory speech: abuse; Vil′ifīer.—v.t. Vil′ify, to make vile: to attempt to degrade by slander: to defame:—pa.t. and pa.p. vil′ifīed.—v.t. Vil′ipend, to slander, vilify.—v.i. to use vilification. [Fr.,—L. vilis.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
vile
1. Anything that serves; whatever is useful. 2. Something done or thought by some one else.
Suggested Resources
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VILE
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
VILE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vile is ranked #51176 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Vile surname appeared 407 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vile.
93.1% or 379 total occurrences were White.
5.4% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Anagrams for vile »
evil
Levi
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vile in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of vile in a Sentence
This Facebook group is beyond sexist and racist -- This Facebook group is truly abhorrent and shameful, and there is no excuse for this depraved behavior, the agents found to be responsible for these vile comments should no longer have the privilege of representing the United States of America in uniform.
Senator Dicky Durbin insistsTrump made the vile and racistcomments, telling reporters over the weekend.
Antisemitism in any form is vile, unacceptable, and I condemn it in the strongest way possible. New York students should be learning and tested on real history, not ideological revisions. I urge Governor Hochul and Commissioner Rosa to act in the best interest of our students, it defies comprehension how such a blatant antisemitic question passed through the layers of approval process in our state’s education system, but unfortunately, it’s a reflection of the far-left anti-Israel ideology that is permeating our government.
I am appalled and disgusted by the Swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols of hate that were scrawled in a Queens schoolyard, in New York, we have zero tolerance for such vile acts of anti-Semitism.
We are privileged to be joined tonight by a courageous leader who left the Democrat Party because he has had enough of their extremism, enough of their socialism, enough of their vile hoaxes and scams, this year, this very year is a flashpoint election.
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- حقيرArabic
- vilCatalan, Valencian
- odporný, hnusnýCzech
- gemein, abscheulichGerman
- vilSpanish
- alhainen, katalaFinnish
- vilFrench
- viðbjóðslegur, andstyggilegurIcelandic
- ignobile, abietto, bassoItalian
- 卑しい, 汚い, 卑劣Japanese
- netikumisks, nekrietns, netikumīgs, zemisksLatvian
- долен, низок, омразенMacedonian
- verachtelijkDutch
- podłyPolish
- vilPortuguese
- мерзкий, низкий, подлый, гнусныйRussian
- இழிவானTamil
- alçakTurkish
- hèn hạVietnamese
- 惡劣Chinese
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