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in·iq·ui·ty
/
ɪˈnɪk
wɪ
ti
/
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[
ih-
nik
-wi-tee
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
in·iq·ui·ties.
1.
gross injustice or wickedness.
2.
a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
<
Latin
inīquitās
unevenness, unfairness, equivalent to
inīqu
(
us
) uneven, unfair (
in-
in-
3
+
-īquus,
combining form of
aequus
even,
equal
) +
-itās
-ity
Can be confused:
inequity
,
iniquity.
Synonyms
1.
evildoing, infamy, depravity, knavery.
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World English Dictionary
iniquity
(ɪˈnɪkwɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
lack of justice or righteousness; wickedness; injustice
2.
a wicked act; sin
[C14: from Latin
inīquitās,
from
inīquus
unfair, from
in-
1
+
aequus
even, level; see
equal
]
in'iquitous
—
adj
in'iquitously
—
adv
in'iquitousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
iniquity
c.1300, from O.Fr. iniquité, from L. iniquitatem (nom. iniquitas) "unequalness, injustice," noun of quality from iniquus "unjust, unequal," from in- "not" + æquus "just, equal." For vowel change, see
acquisition
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The wisdom of the times was that the rural environment was wholesome and that
the cities were dens of
iniquity
.
It implies a protest against the
iniquity
of society and the harshness of fate.
Because of the influx, rural areas were seen by many as wholesome, while cities
were dens of
iniquity
.
But the bill is filled with
iniquity
from end te end as a beggar's jacket is
seamed with vermin.
OF the harvest of tares, sown in
iniquity
and reaped in wrath, the police returns tell the story.
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