Hatefulness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The characteristic of being hateful. countable, uncountable
"Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play."
- 2 the quality of being hateful wordnet
Example
More examples"Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play."
Etymology
From hateful + -ness.
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