malveillant
French edit
Etymology edit
From mal (“well”) + veuillant (archaic present participle of vouloir; unrelated to veiller). Calque of Latin malevolēns.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
malveillant (feminine malveillante, masculine plural malveillants, feminine plural malveillantes)
- malicious, malevolent
- Antonym: bienveillant
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “malveillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.