Difference between Scoundrel and Villain

What is the difference between Scoundrel and Villain?

Scoundrel as a noun is one without honor; a villain while Villain as a noun is a vile, wicked person.

Scoundrel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one without honor; a villain

Example sentence: Golf is a game with morals. There's always an opportunity to be a scoundrel. That's why it's a gentleman's game.

Villain

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A vile, wicked person.# An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes.# A deliberate scoundrel.The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom#Villeins villain] was in a low level of medieval serfdom. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotter_(farmer) Cotter] may have been lower.

Example sentence: I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.

We hope you now know whether to use Scoundrel or Villain in your sentence.

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