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Russian
Etymology
мсти́тельн(ый) (mstítelʹn(yj)) + -ость (-ostʹ)
Pronunciation
Noun
мсти́тельность • (mstítelʹnostʹ) f inan (genitive мсти́тельности, nominative plural мсти́тельности, genitive plural мсти́тельностей)
- vindictiveness
1902, Леонид Андреев , “Лист второй”, in Мысль; English translation from John Cournos, transl., A Dilemma, 1910:Жизнь интере́сна, и я люблю́ её за ту вели́кую та́йну, что в ней заключена́, я люблю́ её да́же за её жесто́кости, за свире́пую мсти́тельность и сатани́нски весёлую игру́ людьми́ и собы́тиями.- Žiznʹ interésna, i ja ljubljú jejó za tu velíkuju tájnu, što v nej zaključená, ja ljubljú jejó dáže za jejó žestókosti, za svirépuju mstítelʹnostʹ i satanínski vesjóluju igrú ljudʹmí i sobýtijami.
- Life is interesting, and I love it for the grand mystery imprisoned within it; I love it even for its rigors, for its ferocious vindictiveness and its satanically-gay play with people and events.
Declension