Definitions for venalities

venalities ve·nal·i·ty

Spelling: [vee-nal-i-tee, vuh-]
IPA: /viˈnæl ɪ ti, və-/

Venalities is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 672 anagrams from letters in venalities (aeeiilnstv).

Definitions for venalities

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being venal; openness to bribery or corruption.

Origin of venalities

From the Late Latin word vēnālitas, dating back to 1605-15. See venal, -ity

Examples for venalities

The venality of her administrative system had been increased.

Even now, he is unwilling to take responsibility for the venality that landed him in jail.

I was charged with indifference, with cowardice, with venality.

Valens had been badly punished for his imprudence and the Romans for their venality.

For all the venality of Europe was not confined to the Continent.

It is but fair to say that venality is not one of the characteristics of the German bureaucracy.

He was furious at times with the venality of his associates.

But as Palin also demonstrated, eventually, evidence of venality and incompetence seeps in with the public at large.

On the contrary, vanity more than venality was the problem at the top in Egypt.

Its uncleanness lacked the element of venality; that was all that could be said.

Word Value for venalities
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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