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    RAKISHNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearanceplay

    Synonyms:

    dapperness; jauntiness; nattiness; rakishness

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("rakishness" is a kind of...):

    chic; chichi; chicness; last word; modishness; smartness; stylishness; swank (elegance by virtue of being fashionable)

    Derivation:

    rakish (marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The quality of a rakeplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("rakishness" is a kind of...):

    dissoluteness; incontinence; self-gratification (indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures)

    Derivation:

    rakish (marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness)

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