Added 10 October 2026 spitefulness noun Categories: FeelingsDescribing WordsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about spitefulness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Feeling a need to see others suffer. Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. Origin From spiteful + -ness. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: spitemaliciousnessmalicenastinesscattinessbitchinessvenomvengefulnessdespitefulnessbegrudgingnessrevengefulnesspeevishness Back to today's word