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Meaning of "peccadillo" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PECCADILLO

From Spanish pecadillo, from pecado sin, from Latin peccātum, from peccāre to transgress.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PECCADILLO

ˌpɛkəˈdɪləʊ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECCADILLO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peccadillo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PECCADILLO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peccadillo in the English dictionary

The definition of peccadillo in the dictionary is a petty sin or trifling fault.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECCADILLO

Amarillo · armadillo · billow · Brillo · cigarillo · halo · Lilo · milo · Murillo · phyllo · picadillo · piccadillo · pickadillo · pillow · Shiloh · silo · tamarillo · tomatillo · trillo · willow

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECCADILLO

pec · pecan · pecan pie · peccability · peccable · peccancies · peccancy · peccant · peccantly · peccaries · peccary · peccavi · pech · Pechenga · Pechora · Pechora Sea · peck · peck order · pecke · pecker

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECCADILLO

caudillo · Ciudad Trujillo · coyotillo · El Ferrol del Caudillo · fairy armadillo · Hermosillo · ocotillo · piquillo · Saltillo · tornillo · Trujillo · Utrillo

Synonyms and antonyms of peccadillo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PECCADILLO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peccadillo» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «peccadillo» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PECCADILLO

Find out the translation of peccadillo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of peccadillo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peccadillo» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

peccadillo
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pecadillo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

peccadillo
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अवगुण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هفوة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

грешок
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pecadilho
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সামান্য অপরাধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

peccadille
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Peccadillo
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

kleine Sünde
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

微罪
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

다진 소고기 요리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Peccadillo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lổi nhỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருவரின் பண்பில் சிறு குறை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पेक्कादिलो
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

küçük suç
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

peccatuccio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

grzeszek
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

грішок
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

greșeală mică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peccadillo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein sonde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förseelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peccadillo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peccadillo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECCADILLO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of peccadillo
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peccadillo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECCADILLO»

Discover the use of peccadillo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peccadillo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peccadillo: A New Comedy
The publisher sends pretty Iris Peabody, knowing that Vito is a sucker for the ladies, to gain his cooperation as she ghost writes the book. The stratagem works, a fact that distresses Mrs. Vito, former opera star Rachel Garland.
Garson Kanin, 1990
2
A Scarlet Peccadillo
John Masterson. A Scarlet Peccadillo By John Masterson Copyright © 2004 by John Masterson Lulu Press, Inc. Lulu.
John Masterson, 2007
3
An Elegant Peccadillo
An Elegant Peccadillo is a "picaresque novel of France" relating "the adventures of a conscienceless rascal, whose mother kept a chalet de necessite in Paris and whose father was a chiropodist" revolving around a fake antique mistaken for a ...
George Rheims, 2012
4
Peccadillo Pictures
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Peccadillo Pictures is a UK based film distributor of art house, gay and lesbian, independent and world cinema.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
5
Sermons, tr. by W. Hickey
you must earn your bread with the sweat of your brow, answer: It is the peccadillo of Adam. If you be asked what has caused the sufferings you endure, the tears you shed, the days passed in agony and the nights without rest, your death, the ...
Adolphe Louis F.T. Monod, 1849
6
Spires and Gargoyles: Early Writings, 1909-1919
John Brabant, adopted son of Jules Brabant, the South American Peccadillo Merchant, reaches New York penniless. He has, however, six letters of introduction, one of them unsigned, unsealed, and in fact unwritten. He presents all five of ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald, James L. W. West, III, 2010
7
Creatures of Politics: Media, Message, and the American ...
This book explores political communication in American presidential politics, focusing on what political insiders call "message.
Michael Lempert, Michael Silverstein, 2012
8
Verbal Advantage: 10 Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary
Synonyms of peccadillo include failing, frailty, and foible (word 23 of Level 3). All these words suggest a weakness, imperfection, or defect of character or habit. Failing implies a relatively minor but noticeable shortcoming: Parents are never ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2000
9
Some account of a Mission undertaken with a view to the ...
I call it a ridiculous peccadillo on the part of Ham, and nothing worse ; for however Cant might find scope for declamation, or whatever degree of indecency over-delicacy may fancy* or perceive * The London Editor of these papers was ...
Christian Judkin, 1828
10
Snark! the Herald Angels Sing: Sarcasm, Bitterness and the ...
... LOVE LIFE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION—CONJURES UP EVERY SLIGHT, SEXUAL ORIENTATION—CONJURES UP EVERY SLIGHT, MEAN WORD, OR PECCADILLO THAT's BEEN HIDDEN MEAN WORD, OR PECCADILLO THAT's BEEN ...
Lawrence Dorfman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECCADILLO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peccadillo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lame duck President takes flight while we watch on
It "has been as free of corruption and, well, peccadillo as any in memory," wrote Meyer. "It's the first two-term presidency not to be derailed by ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
2
Leprosy From An Armadillo? That's An Unlikely Peccadillo
That's An Unlikely Peccadillo. By Nancy Shute • 7 hours ago. ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email. Public health threat, or just a very odd animal you're likely ... «KCUR, Jul 15»
3
Leprosy From An Armadillo? That's An Unlikely Pecadillo
Leprosy From An Armadillo? That's An Unlikely Peccadillo. Share · Tweet. E-mail. 0 Comments · Print. By Nancy Shute. Originally published on ... «WKNO FM, Jul 15»
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'Unbiased' Veteran DC Journalist to Obama: 'On Behalf of an …
Dignity and honesty: Obama's administration has been as free of corruption and, well, peccadillo as any in memory. It's the first two-term ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
5
The Interesting Little Peccadillos In Greece's Economic Numbers …
They run somewhere along the spectrum from an interesting little anomaly through peccadillo and based upon how outraged you are feeling ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
6
Privacy is hacked to pieces
... partner lies about what is really nothing more than a peccadillo, he or she still wants to stay in the marriage. The minute they own up, it's over. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
7
In France, when it comes to cheating, everyone must remain discreet
For, the reasoning goes, as long as your partner lies about what is really nothing more than a peccadillo, he or she still wants to stay in the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Giving proper credit to our president
Dignity and honesty: Obama's administration has been as free of corruption and, well, peccadillo as any in memory. It's the first two-term ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Column: Mr. President, on behalf of an ungrateful nation, thank you
Dignity and honesty: Obama's administration has been as free of corruption and, well, peccadillo as any in memory. A few will stay in paranoid ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
10
The Incredible Moving Picturehouse arrives in Liverpool ahead of …
Soft Lad and Dressed As A Girl are part of Peccadillo's POUT Summer Tour, Peccadillo Pictures is an award-winning* UK film distributor of Art ... «Click Liverpool, Jul 15»
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