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Meaning of "scapegrace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCAPEGRACE

From scape² + grace, alluding to a person who lacks God's grace.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCAPEGRACE

scapegrace  [ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCAPEGRACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scapegrace 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 SCAPEGRACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scapegrace in the English dictionary

The definition of scapegrace in the dictionary is an idle mischievous person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCAPEGRACE


aggrace
əˈɡreɪs
bongrace
ˈbɒŋˌɡreɪs
brace
breɪs
disgrace
dɪsˈɡreɪs
embrace
ɪmˈbreɪs
engrace
ɪnˈɡreɪs
footrace
ˈfʊtˌreɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interrace
ˌɪntəˈreɪs
landrace
ˈlændˌreɪs
Olivares
ˌəʊlɪˈvɑːreɪs
race
reɪs
res
reɪs
retrace
rɪˈtreɪs
Samothrace
ˈsæməˌθreɪs
Thrace
θreɪs
trace
treɪs
transferase
ˈtrænsfəˌreɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCAPEGRACE

scape
scapegallows
scapegoat
scapegoatism
scapeless
scapement
scapewheel
scaphocephalic
scaphocephalism
scaphocephalous
scaphocephalus
scaphocephaly
scaphoid
scaphopod
scapigerous
scapolite
scapose
scapple
scapula
scapulae

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCAPEGRACE

claiming race
days of grace
drag race
egg-and-spoon race
herb of grace
Horace
horse race
human race
mixed race
mixed-race
not in the race
one-horse race
road race
saving grace
space race
terrace
the human race
with bad grace
with good grace
year of grace

Synonyms and antonyms of scapegrace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCAPEGRACE»

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

Translation of «scapegrace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCAPEGRACE

Find out the translation of scapegrace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scapegrace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scapegrace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挥金如土
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scapegrace
570 millions of speakers

English

scapegrace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेहया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العابث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повеса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scapegrace
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হতচ্ছাড়া লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaurien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scapegrace
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taugenichts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scapegrace
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scapegrace
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scapegrace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người vô dụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்கிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंगल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayırsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scapestrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scapegrace
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гульвіса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scapegrace
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχαΐρευτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rakker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spelevink
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scapegrace
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scapegrace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCAPEGRACE»

The term «scapegrace» is normally little used and occupies the 129.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCAPEGRACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scapegrace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scapegrace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scapegrace

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCAPEGRACE»

Discover the use of scapegrace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scapegrace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Family Scapegrace, Or Richard Arbour. New Edition
James Payn .1 wav_ _ur .JM'Rvov__i.'''u o—'- u— a ;s VoL. “7 Flying Scud n8 Denis Donne 119 Forlorn Hope Edmund Tates. Charles Clarke. Annie Thomas. 120 Can You Forgive Her? 35. Anthony 'Trollope. 121 Ned Locksley, the Etonian  ...
James Payn, 1869
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The Scapegrace
Beautiful, country-bred Portia Galton throws the London household of her wealthy uncle, Sir Marcus Kimball, into disarray, when she captures the fancy of her cousin's beau
Janet Templeton, 1982
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Scapegrace
Scapegrace, n.
Jackie Gay, 2000
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
... so affable, and the succession of the scapegrace, with a score of post-obits, usury debts, and mortgages, to welcome him to the hall of his ancestors — " Another and yet another j" — see what the fourth gives us : — his debts and obligations ...
‎1833
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New York Magazine
Young Percy's marmalade her hand upon his fevered poet's dome While on the fire scapegrace, his grand amour, wished Ma would harry home. A poet has so much to give, so much to dream, so much to plan But what's the pontiff poets live  ...
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Scapegrace at Sea;
This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
William Johnson Neale, 2011
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Scapegrace at Sea, Or, Soldiers Afloat and Sailors Ashore
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
W. Johnson 1812-1893 Neale, 2011
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"Jack." The Story of a Scapegrace.
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
Emily M. Bryant, 2011
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The Algonquin Legends Of New England (Extended Annotated ...
An amusing illustration of this is given in the following story: F ish-Hawk and Scapegrace. [Footnote: Wiskumagwasoo and Mahgwis. The Mahgwis, or " Scapegrace," is a kind of sea-gull] (Micmac.) Two men met and talked: one was Fish-Hawk, ...
Charles Godfrey Leland, 2012
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The Raveneau Novels: Silver Storm, Surrender the Stars, ...
“He definitely ain't some fancy Scapegrace!” Outinthe corridor, Nathan froze. “ Damn.” Hecould barely whisper the word.As hetraversed thestairsand passageways that would return him to his room,he continued to hear the echoof herwords: ...
Cynthia Wright, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCAPEGRACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scapegrace is used in the context of the following news items.
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Everyone in Burlington will be reading Wiley Cash
The novel's scapegrace father and its chief villain are both former minor-league baseball players, and the story is set in 1998, against the background of the ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jun 15»
2
10 writing tips from legendary writing teacher William Zinsser
If, having found the scalawag and the scapegrace, you want to know how they differ, then go to the dictionary.” Read everything you write out loud for rhythm and ... «Boing Boing, May 15»
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Review: 'Carousel,' a Broadway Turn at Lyric Opera of Chicago
The story of the misbegotten romance between the innocent young New England millworker Julie Jordan and the scapegrace carnival barker Billy Bigelow ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
4
What Is the Best Portrayal of a Marriage in Literature?
Glencora is bullied into marrying him by her guardians, who fear that she is about to run away with a handsome scapegrace named Burgo Fitzgerald. «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Henry IV Part 1
Not to mention a scapegrace eldest son and courtiers very aware that Henry Bolingbroke would never have become King of England without their aid. Sharply ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Oct 14»
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Review: 'Lila,' by Marilynne Robinson
Four years later, in the novel “Home” (2008), we were back in Gilead, seeing the same world and time through the story of Jack Boughton, the scapegrace son of ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct 14»
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David Nicholls: A writer who gets to the heart of who we are
One Day charts the stormy friendship of posh scapegrace television presenter Dexter and earnest-but-funny teacher Emma over 20 years, beginning with an ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Rudy's Rare Records, Hackney Empire, review: Lenny Henry is …
I ruin the crease” declares this would-be roue and commitment phobe who, in Larrington Walker's endearingly scapegrace performance looks like “a pepperami ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
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Daily Telegraph July 24 1914
... on page 12, who didn't mince his words: George V had the abilities of a “street-corner loafer” whilst his father Edward VII was a “pleasure-loving scapegrace”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Rubbing elbows with celebrities is closer than you think
Word of the Week: scapegrace — a rogue, rascal, mischievous person; or an unscrupulous individual. nnn. Natural High: Seeing my youngest and knowing both ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jun 14»

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