Definition of villainess in English:

villainess

noun ˈvɪlənɛsˈvɪlənəs

(in a film, novel, or play) a female character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
she's portrayed as a glowering villainess, accompanied by ominous music as she enters
Example sentencesExamples
- For a start, she'd make a great Bond villainess.
- It's a shame the script is more interested in her playing a one-dimensional bitchy villainess instead of a woman who has been faced with a horrible ethical dilemma.
- Her portrait of this scheming villainess comes off as pure Hollywood camp.
- He was struck, not only by her confidence, but by what Vogue magazine called "the kind of looks usually reserved for a James Bond villainess".
- The once clear demarcation in Dracula between heroine and villainess is made uncomfortably fluid by Stoker's parallel descriptions in these stories.
- Her depiction of the smothering, conniving and insufferable Ms. Iselin, mother to Raymond, earned the veteran actress the well-deserved distinction as one of the screen's most reviled villainesses.
- McIntosh sees parallels with Lady Macbeth, the Shakespearean villainess who famously asked for male characteristics as she plotted murder.
- While villainesses appear in Rockford, they were few and far between - more often guilty of a scam than a murder.
- The songs seem irrelevant but they justify their existence at the end, when heroine and villainess square off in a moral and physical beauty contest: a play-off that's also a sing-off.
- In 1977, she turned down the opportunity to play villainess Ursa in Superman: The Movie.
- I love hissing the villainess as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance.
- The character of Millie, Eder says, remains a villainess rivaled only by Lady Macbeth in all of English theater and film.

Origin

Late 16th century: from villain + -ess¹.

Definition of villainess in US English:

villainess

nounˈvilənəsˈvɪlənəs

(in a film, novel, or play) a female character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
she's portrayed as a glowering villainess, accompanied by ominous music as she enters
Example sentencesExamples
- The once clear demarcation in Dracula between heroine and villainess is made uncomfortably fluid by Stoker's parallel descriptions in these stories.
- McIntosh sees parallels with Lady Macbeth, the Shakespearean villainess who famously asked for male characteristics as she plotted murder.
- The character of Millie, Eder says, remains a villainess rivaled only by Lady Macbeth in all of English theater and film.
- It's a shame the script is more interested in her playing a one-dimensional bitchy villainess instead of a woman who has been faced with a horrible ethical dilemma.
- Her depiction of the smothering, conniving and insufferable Ms. Iselin, mother to Raymond, earned the veteran actress the well-deserved distinction as one of the screen's most reviled villainesses.
- Her portrait of this scheming villainess comes off as pure Hollywood camp.
- In 1977, she turned down the opportunity to play villainess Ursa in Superman: The Movie.
- He was struck, not only by her confidence, but by what Vogue magazine called "the kind of looks usually reserved for a James Bond villainess".
- For a start, she'd make a great Bond villainess.
- I love hissing the villainess as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance.
- While villainesses appear in Rockford, they were few and far between - more often guilty of a scam than a murder.
- The songs seem irrelevant but they justify their existence at the end, when heroine and villainess square off in a moral and physical beauty contest: a play-off that's also a sing-off.

Origin

Late 16th century: from villain + -ess.

单词	villainess
释义	Definition of villainess in English: villainess noun ˈvɪlənɛsˈvɪlənəs (in a film, novel, or play) a female character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. she's portrayed as a glowering villainess, accompanied by ominous music as she enters Example sentencesExamples For a start, she'd make a great Bond villainess. It's a shame the script is more interested in her playing a one-dimensional bitchy villainess instead of a woman who has been faced with a horrible ethical dilemma. Her portrait of this scheming villainess comes off as pure Hollywood camp. He was struck, not only by her confidence, but by what Vogue magazine called "the kind of looks usually reserved for a James Bond villainess". The once clear demarcation in Dracula between heroine and villainess is made uncomfortably fluid by Stoker's parallel descriptions in these stories. Her depiction of the smothering, conniving and insufferable Ms. Iselin, mother to Raymond, earned the veteran actress the well-deserved distinction as one of the screen's most reviled villainesses. McIntosh sees parallels with Lady Macbeth, the Shakespearean villainess who famously asked for male characteristics as she plotted murder. While villainesses appear in Rockford, they were few and far between - more often guilty of a scam than a murder. The songs seem irrelevant but they justify their existence at the end, when heroine and villainess square off in a moral and physical beauty contest: a play-off that's also a sing-off. In 1977, she turned down the opportunity to play villainess Ursa in Superman: The Movie. I love hissing the villainess as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance. The character of Millie, Eder says, remains a villainess rivaled only by Lady Macbeth in all of English theater and film. Origin Late 16th century: from villain + -ess¹. Definition of villainess in US English: villainess nounˈvilənəsˈvɪlənəs (in a film, novel, or play) a female character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. she's portrayed as a glowering villainess, accompanied by ominous music as she enters Example sentencesExamples The once clear demarcation in Dracula between heroine and villainess is made uncomfortably fluid by Stoker's parallel descriptions in these stories. McIntosh sees parallels with Lady Macbeth, the Shakespearean villainess who famously asked for male characteristics as she plotted murder. The character of Millie, Eder says, remains a villainess rivaled only by Lady Macbeth in all of English theater and film. It's a shame the script is more interested in her playing a one-dimensional bitchy villainess instead of a woman who has been faced with a horrible ethical dilemma. Her depiction of the smothering, conniving and insufferable Ms. Iselin, mother to Raymond, earned the veteran actress the well-deserved distinction as one of the screen's most reviled villainesses. Her portrait of this scheming villainess comes off as pure Hollywood camp. In 1977, she turned down the opportunity to play villainess Ursa in Superman: The Movie. He was struck, not only by her confidence, but by what Vogue magazine called "the kind of looks usually reserved for a James Bond villainess". For a start, she'd make a great Bond villainess. I love hissing the villainess as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance. While villainesses appear in Rockford, they were few and far between - more often guilty of a scam than a murder. The songs seem irrelevant but they justify their existence at the end, when heroine and villainess square off in a moral and physical beauty contest: a play-off that's also a sing-off. Origin Late 16th century: from villain + -ess.
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