iniquity

CEFRC2

/ɪnˈɪkwɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Very unfair or wicked behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.

Examples

  • And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity.

  • Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity waging war.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾi]
  • /-kwə-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Deviation from what is right; gross injustice, sin, wickedness.

More examples

In context

  • If you be ſo fond ouer her iniquity, giue her patent to offend, for if it touches not you, it comes neere no body.

  • For this is an heinous crime, yea, it is an iniquitie to bee puniſhed by the Judges.

  • The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English iniquite, jniquite (“evil, wickedness, iniquity; evil act; hostility, malevolence; hostile act; a calamity, misfortune”), from Old French iniquité (modern French iniquité (“iniquity”)), from Latin inīquitās (“iniquity; inequality, unfairness; inequity, injustice”), from inīquus (“unequal, uneven, unfair; disadvantageous, unfavourable; hostile, unkind; unsuitable; wicked, wrong”) + -itās (variant of -tās (suffix forming a noun indicating a state of being)). Inīquus is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + aequus (“equal; fair, impartial, just”). Piecewise doublet of inequity.