Meanness
Meanness noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Righteousness is an antonym for meanness.
Righteousness
Righteousness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: the laws do not always dictate righteousness, for what is legal is not always moral
Meanness is an antonym for righteousness.
Nearby Word: righteous
How words are described
| sheer | sheer meanness | sheer righteousness |
Both words in one sentence
- It's not so much meanness as self-righteousness, but after the school shooting, everything starts going downhill.
Source: Break the Haughty
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