I. ill-will, spite, malice, envy, malignity (not in Cic. or Cæs.).—Lit.: “malignitati falsa species libertatis inest,” Tac. H. 1, 1: “malignitas multo veneno tincta,” Sen. Vit. Beat. 18, 2: “interpretantium,” Plin. Ep. 5, 7, 6: “humana,” Tac. Or. 18: “malignitas et livor,” id. Agr. 41.—In plur.: malignitatum vulnera, Prud. στεφ. 2, 259.—
II. Stinginess, niggardliness, meanness [v. malignus, II.]: “ita malignitate oneravit omnes mortales mihi,” Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 4; Liv. 10, 46, 15; 34, 34, 8; 39, 9, 6.—Hence,
III. Transf., stingy or niggardly act: “malignitatis auctores quaerendo,” Liv. 5, 22, 1: “accensaque ea cupiditas est malignitate patrum,” id. 2, 42, 1.—
B. Barrenness, unfruitfulness; of the vine, Col. 3, 10, 18.
