Definition of VENALITY

venality

Plural: venalities

Noun

  • The state or quality of being open to bribery.
  • prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
  • The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.

Examples

  • The VENALITY of the opponent’s ’challenge everything’ strategy was questioned by the honest player.

Origin / Etymology

From venal + -ity, from French vénalité or Latin vēnālitās, from vēnālis (“venal”), from vēnum; compare English vend.

Scrabble Score: 14

venality: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
venality: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
venality: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

venality: valid Words With Friends Word