Definitions for rakish
ˈreɪ kɪʃrak·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. devil-may-care, raffish, rakishadjective

   marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

   "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rakishadjective

   Stylish; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality.

   ... the Dennis Quaid, a Houston native who is moving to Texas in a couple of years and wants it to become "the new Hollywood."

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

1. Rakishadjective

   Loose; lewd; dissolute.

   Etymology: from rake.

   There seldom can be peculiarity in the love of a rakish heart. Clarissa.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rakish

   In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process. Cad is a closely related term. Comparable terms are "libertine" and "debauchee". The Restoration rake was a carefree, witty, sexually irresistible aristocrat whose heyday was during the English Restoration period (1660–1688) at the court of King Charles II. They were typified by the "Merry Gang" of courtiers, who included as prominent members John Wilmot, George Villiers, and Charles Sackville, who combined riotous living with intellectual pursuits and patronage of the arts. At this time the rake featured as a stock character in Restoration comedy.After the reign of Charles II, and especially after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the cultural perception of the rake took a dive into squalor. The rake became the butt of moralistic tales, in which his typical fate was debtors' prison, venereal disease, or, in the case of William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress, insanity in Bedlam.

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1. rakish

   Rakish typically refers to a person or their behavior displaying a dashing, carefree, or mildly disreputable quality, often in an attractive or stylish manner. It can also refer to something presented at a dashing or jaunty angle.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rakishadjective

   dissolute; lewd; debauched

2. Rakishadjective

   having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rakish

   Said of a ship when she has the appearance of force and fast sailing.

Anagrams for rakish »

1. Harkis

2. Kishar

3. rakhis

4. shikar

5. shikra

6. sikhra

7. riksha

How to pronounce rakish?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rakish in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rakish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rakish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rakish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rakish
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakish
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rakish
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=rakish