Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackanape

/ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-an-ape
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪp/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.

noun

Alternative form of jackanapes.

Example Sentences

"I will teach a scurvy jackanape priest to meddle or make."
"Can Iack an Ape be merry vvhen his clog is at his heele."
"Now, she hath favoured, doth favour, and will favour, this jack-an-ape,—for what good part about him I know not, save that as one noble lady will love a messan dog, and another a screaming popinjay, and a third a Barbary ape, so doth it please our noble dame to set her affections upon this stray elf of a page, […]"
"Who were the aristocracy, to give themselves airs? Jackanapes!"

Etymology

Back-formation from jackanapes.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪp/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒækəneɪp/

Inflected Forms

more jackanape (comparative) most jackanape (superlative) jackanapes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce jackanape?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪp/.
What does jackanape mean?: Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
Where does jackanape come from?: Back-formation from jackanapes.

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