venality
(noun) prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
venality (countable and uncountable, plural venalities)
The fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
Not to be confused with veniality (mildly wrong behavior).
• natively
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*nal"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. venalitas: cf. F. vénalité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official. Complaints of Roman venality became louder. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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