What does raffish mean?
Definitions for raffish
ˈræf ɪʃraff·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruceadjective
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
devil-may-care, raffish, rakishadjective
marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
"a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
GCIDE
Raffishadjective
Mildly disreputable; disregarding conventional morality; charmingly dissolute or nonconformist.
Raffishadjective
Dissolute; rakish.
Raffishadjective
Vulgarly gaudy; cheap and tawdry; as, a tendency toward gaudy jewelry, bright colors and generally raffish dress.
Raffishadjective
Appealing to or frequented by dissolute or disreputable people; as, a raffish night club.
Wiktionary
raffishadjective
Characterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
raffishadjective
Low-class; disreputable; vulgar.
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raffish
Raffish is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is unconventionally stylish or carefree, in a way that may be slightly disreputable. It's often associated with an air of carefree eccentricity, nonconformity, or even a rakish charm or confidence.
Webster Dictionary
Raffishadjective
resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff; worthless; low
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of raffish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of raffish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- RaffishGerman
- libertinFrench
- depravadoPortuguese
- hèn hạVietnamese
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