Definitions for knave
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varletnoun

   a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

2. jack, knavenoun

   one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knavenoun

   A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain.

2. knavenoun

   A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

3. knavenoun

   A boy; especially, a boy servant.

4. knavenoun

   Any male servant; a menial.

5. Etymology: From knave, from cnafa, from knabô, from gnebʰ-, from gen-. Cognate with Knabe. Related also to knape.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KNAVEnoun

   Etymology: cnapa, Saxon.

   1. A boy; a male child.2. A servant. Both these are obsolete.

   For as the moon the eye doth please
   With gentle beams not hurting sight,
   Yet hath sir sun the greater praise,
   Because from him doth come her light;
   So if my man must praises have,
   What then must I that keep the knave? Philip Sidney.

   He eats and drinks with his domestick slaves;
   A verier hind than any of his knaves. Dryden.

   3. A petty rascal; a scoundrel; a dishonest fellow.

   Most men rather brook their being reputed knaves, than for their honesty be accounted fools; knave, in the mean time, passing for a name of credit. Robert South, Sermons.

   When both plaintiff and defendant happen to be crafty knaves, there’s equity against both. Roger L'Estrange.

   An honest man may take a knave ’s advice;
   But idiots only may be cozen’d twice. Dryden.

   See all our fools aspiring to be knaves. Alexander Pope.

   4. A card with a soldier painted on it.

   For ’twill return, and turn t’ account,
   If we are brought in play upon’t,
   Or but by casting knaves get in,
   What pow’r can hinder us to win? Hudibras.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knave

   A knave is a dishonest or unscrupulous man. It's an old-fashioned term referring to a deceitful and unreliable individual. It can also refer to a male servant of a royal or noble household, historically used in medieval times. In card games, knave is a term for a playing card bearing the picture of a young man or a jack.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knavenoun

   a boy; especially, a boy servant

2. Knavenoun

   any male servant; a menial

3. Knavenoun

   a tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a villain

4. Knavenoun

   a playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack

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1. Knave

   Knave magazine is a long-established British pornographic magazine, published by Galaxy Publications. It is the upmarket sister publication of Fiesta magazine. Along with many other adult magazines, Knave has published the works of popular authors, including Harlan Ellison. Ellison's short story "The Pied Piper of Sex" was first published in the March 1959 issue under the name Paul Merchant, whilst "The Man with the Green Nose", also known as "Survivor No. 1", and co-written with Henry Slesar, first appeared in the September 1959 issue. Other people to have been published at Knave include Kim Newman, Dave Langford, and Neil Gaiman. Gaiman's early short stories, including "We Can Get Them For You Wholesale", were published within the magazine; he also worked at the magazine in many roles, including celebrity interviewer and book reviewer. Gaiman began work at the magazine in 1984 but left in the late 80s because an editorial change resulted in the magazine concentrating more heavily on pornographic content. Eric Fuller, credited by The Guardian as "the man behind the success of Dennis Publishing's lad-mag, Maxim", also worked for the magazine for a time.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knave

   nāv, n. a false, deceitful fellow: a villain: a card bearing the picture of a servant or soldier: (Shak.) a boy.—ns. Knave′-bairn, a male child; Knav′ery, dishonesty; Knave′ship (Scot.), a certain quantity of grain, the due of the miller.—adj. Knav′ish, fraudulent: villainous.—adv. Knav′ishly.—n. Knav′ishness. [A.S. cnafa, cnapa, a boy, a youth; Ger. knabe, knappe.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knave

   From the German knabe, a boy. The tricks peculiar to a boy no doubt caused this term to be applied to a deceitful or otherwise reprehensible fellow. The knave in a pack of cards represents, of course, the knight or servant to the king and queen.

Matched Categories

1. • Face Card
   • Villain

Anagrams for knave »

1. kevan

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of knave in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of knave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of knave in a Sentence

1. Sir George Savile:

   Wherever a Knave is not punished, an honest Man is laugh'd at.

2. Charles Caleb Colton:

   He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.

3. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older.

4. Hindu Poetess:

   Mark this! who lives beyond his means Forfeits respect, loses his sense; Where?er he goes, through the seven births, All count him knave: him women hate.

5. John Dryden, The Medal, 1682:

   None are so busy as the fool and knave.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=knave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Knave
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=knave
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knave
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=knave
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=knave
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=knave