Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rakehood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rake-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

immoral behaviour

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Could I convert virgins to nymphomania? Masturbators to rakehood? Faithful wives to adulteresses? Seducers to ascetics? Very doubtful. But possible."

Etymology

From rake + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rake

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

knavery carrying-on Corinthianism profligacy rakehood vice

Questions

What does rakehood mean?: immoral behaviour
Where does rakehood come from?: From rake + -hood.

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