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Definitions: Rakishness |
RakishnessNoun1. The quality of a rake. 2. Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "rakishness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
Synonyms: RakishnessSynonyms: dapperness (n), jauntiness (n), nattiness (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "rakishness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Greek | κομψότησ (jauntiness, neatness, prettiness, primness, smartness, spruceness, stylishness, trigness, trimmness), κομψότητα (comeliness, daintiness, elegance, elegancy, jauntiness, neatness, prettiness, primness, smartness, spruceness, stylishness, trigness, trimmness), ακολασία (debauch, debauchery, dissipation, lewdness, licentiousness, orgy, profligacy, profligate, promiscuity, wantonness), ασωτία (debauchery, extravagance, meretriciousness, prodigality, profligacy, wild living). (various references) | |
Manx | raistylys, cleaynaght (allurement, seduction, susceptibility). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | akishnessray.(various references) | |
Romanian | berbantlâc (debauchery, dissipation, dissoluteness). (various references) | |
Russian | распущенность (bestiality, debauchery, laxity, licence, license, licentiousness). (various references) | |
Turkish | hovardalık (dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, licentiousness, profligacy, rascality, riotous living). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "rakishness": rakishnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Rakishness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: raisonnes, Rakisons. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "rakishness" (pronounced 'Rak"ish*ness'): Abjectedness, Abjectness, Ableness, Abominableness, Abortiveness, Abruptness, Absentness, Absoluteness, Absorptiveness, Abstemiousness, Abstersiveness, Abstractedness, Abstractiveness, Abstractness, Abstruseness, Absurdness, Abusiveness, Acceptableness, Accessariness, Accessoriness, Accidentalness, Accommodableness, Accommodateness, Accurateness, Accustomedness, Acidness, Acquaintedness, Acquisitiveness, Acrimoniousness, Activeness, Actualness, Acuteness, Adaptedness, Adaptiveness, Adaptness, Addictedness, Addle-patedness, Adeptness, Adequateness, Adhesiveness, Admirableness, Adorableness, Adroitness, Adultness, Advantageousness, Adventurousness, Adverseness, Advisable-ness, Advisedness, Affableness, Affectedness, Affectionateness, Afflictedness, Affluentness, Affrontiveness, Agedness, Agileness, Agreeableness, Airiness, Alacriousness, Albiness, Alertness, Algidness, Alimentariness, Alimentiveness, Allness, Allowableness, Allusiveness, Almightiness, Aloneness, Aloofness, Alterableness, Alternateness, Alternativeness, Amativeness, Amazedness, Ambidextrousness, Ambiguousness, Ambitiousness, Amenableness, Amiableness, Amicableness, Amorousness, Ampleness, Analogicalness, Ancientness, Angelicalness, Angriness, Angularness, Anileness, Animalness, Animoseness, Anomalousness, Anonymousness, Answerableness, Anticness, Antiquatedness, Antiquateness, Antiqueness, Anxiousness, Apartness, Apertness, Apetalousness, Apishness, Apocryphalness, Apostolicalness, Apparentness, Appellativeness, Apportionateness, Appreciativeness, Apprehensiveness, Approachableness, Approbativeness, Appropriateness, Aptness, Aqueousness, Arbitrariness, Archness, Ardentness, Arduousness, Arguteness, Aridness, Arrogantness, Artfulness, Articulateness, Artificialness, ARTLESSNESS, Associableness, Assuredness, Attainableness, Audaciousness, Audibleness, Augustness, Austereness, Authenticalness, Authenticness, Availableness, Averseness, Awesomeness, Awfulness, Awlessness, Backhandedness, backwardness, Badness, Baldness, Balefulness, Barbarousness, Barefacedness, Bareness, Barrenness, Baseness, Bashfulness, Bawdiness, Beaminess, Beardlessness, Bearishness, Beastliness, Becomingness, Beeriness, Beggarliness, Beholdingness, Beneficialness, Betterness, Bewilderedness, Bewitchedness, Bigness, Biliousness, Bindingness, Bitterness, Blackness, Blamelessness, Blandness, Blankness, Bleareyedness, Blessedness, Blindness, Blitheness, Bloatedness, Blondness, Bloodiness, Bloomingness, Blueness, Bluffness, Bluntness, Bodiliness, Boisterousness, Boldness, Boniness, Bonniness, Boskiness, Boyishness, Brackishness, Branchiness, Brassiness, Braveness, Brawniness, Brazenness, Breathableness, Breathlessness, Breeziness, Brickleness, Briefness, brightness, Brilliantness, Brininess, Brinishness, Briskness, Bristliness, Brittleness, Broadness, Brokenness, Brotelness, Brotherliness, Brownness, Brushiness, Brusqueness, Bruteness, Budgeness, Bugginess, Bulkiness, Bumptiousness, Bunchiness, Burliness, Bushiness, Business, Butcherliness, Calcareousness, Calmness, Candidness, Canniness, Canonicalness, Canorousness, Capableness, Capaciousness, Capillariness, Capitalness, Captiousness, Carefulness, Carelessness, Carnal-mindedness, Casualness, Categoricalness, Catholicness, Causelessness, Causticness, Cautiousness, Cavalierness, Ceremonialness, Ceremoniousness, Certainness, Chalkiness, Championness, Changeableness, Chargeableness, Chariness, Charitableness, Chasteness, Chattiness, Cheapness, Cheatableness, Cheerfulness, Cheeriness, Cheerisness, Cheesiness, Childishness, Childlessness, Childness, Chilliness, Chillness, Choiceness, Chopness, Christianness, Chubbedness, Chuffiness, Churchliness, Churlishness, Circumspectness, Clamminess, Cleanliness, Cleanness, Clearedness, Clearness, Clear-sightedness, Clerkliness, Cleverness, Clogginess, Closeness, Cloudiness, Clownishness, Clumsiness, Coarseness, Cognateness, Coldness, Collateralness, Collectedness, Collectiveness, Combativeness, Combustibleness, Comeliness, Comfortableness, Commensurateness, Commodiousness, Commonness, Commonplaceness, Communicativeness, Commutableness, Compactedness, Compactness, Compassionateness, Compatibleness, Compendiousness, Completeness, Complexedness, Complexness, Complicateness, Comprehensibleness, Comprehensiveness, Compressibleness, Concaveness, Conceitedness, Concentrativeness, Conciseness, Conclusiveness, Concreteness, Concupiscibleness, Concurrentness, Condignness, Conducibleness, Conduciveness, Confidentness, Confirmedness, Conformableness, Confoundedness, Confusedness, Congealedness, Congenialness, Conicalness, Conjointness, Conjunctiveness, Connaturalness, Conscientiousness, Conscionableness, Consciousness, Consecutiveness, Consequentialness, Conservativeness, Considerableness, Consonantness, Constructiveness, Consumptiveness, Contagiousness, Contemplativeness, Contemporariness, Contemptibleness, Contemptuousness, Contingentness, Contractedness, Contractibleness, Contradictoriness, Contrariness, Contriteness, Controllableness, Conversableness, Convertibleness, Convexedness, Convexness, Convincingness, Coolness, Coordinateness, Copiousness, Cordialness, Corkiness, Corporealness, Correctness, Correlativeness, Corrigibleness, Corrosibleness, Corruptness, Costiveness, Costliness, Courageousness, Courteousness, Courtliness, Covertness, Covetiveness, Covetousness, Cowardliness, Coyness, Coziness, Cradgedness, Craftiness, Cragginess, Crankiness, Crankness, Crassness, Crazedness, Craziness, Creaminess, Creativeness, Credibleness. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-k-n-r-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: shakiness. | |
-2 letters: ashiness, hessians, rashness. | |
-3 letters: arshins, arsines, askesis, hankers, hankies, harkens, harness, hernias, hessian, hissers, kaisers, kashers, kinases, kissers, knishes, rankish, sanseis, sarsens, sassier, shairns, shakers, shakier, shikars, shiksas, shikses, shiners, shrieks, shrikes, shrines, shrinks, sinkers, snakier, snashes. | |
-4 letters: anises, arisen, arises, arshin, arsine, ashier, askers, eskars, hanker, hankie, hanses, harken, hernia, hikers, hisser, hisses, inkers, kaiser, kasher, kinase, kisser, kisses, krises, raises, rakish, rashes, reinks, resins, rinses, sakers, sanies, sansei, sarins, sarsen, sashes, sasins, serais, serins, shairn, shaken, shaker, shakes, shanks, shares, sharks, sharns, shears, sheiks, shiers, shikar, shiksa, shikse, shiner, shines, shires, shirks, shrank, shriek, shrike, shrine, shrink, sinker, sirens, skeans, skeins, skiers, snakes, snares, snarks, sneaks. | |
-5 letters: airns, anise, ankhs, arise, arses, arsis, ashen, ashes, asker, asses, earns, eskar, haiks, hairs, hakes, hanks, hanse, hares, harks, hears, heirs, herns, hiker, hikes, hires, inker, kains, kanes, karns, keirs, kerns, khans, kiers, kinas, kines, kirns, knars, knish, nares, naris, narks, nears, rains, raise, rakes, rakis, ranis, ranks, rases, reink, reins, resin, rheas, rinks, rinse, risen, rises, risks, sains, saker, sakes, sakis, saner, sanes, sarin, saris, sarks, sasin, sears, sensa, serai, serin, shake, shank, share, shark, sharn, shear, sheas, sheik, shier, shies, shine, shins, shire, shirk, shris, siker, sikes, sines, sinhs, sinks, siren, sires, sises, skean, skein, skier, skies, skins, snake, snare, snark, snash, sneak. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-k-n-r-s-s-s" | |
+2 letters: brackishness, freakishness, prankishness, rakishnesses. | |
+3 letters: heartsickness. | |
+4 letters: brackishnesses, freakishnesses, prankishnesses. | |
+5 letters: heartsicknesses. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 61 6B 69 73 68 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. .- -.- .. ... .... -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100001 01101011 01101001 01110011 01101000 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R a k i s h n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0061 006B 0069 0073 0068 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52677775857480718585 |
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