rakishness
Dashing, carefree style
Rakishness is a dashing, slightly disreputable quality—the air of someone who flouts convention with style.
It suggests confident nonconformity, often with hints of romantic or sexual adventure: He had a rakishness about him that women found irresistible.
The word derives from rake, an old term for a dissolute man.
A hat worn at a rakish angle sits tilted jauntily to one side.
Flamboyant confidence of manner
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- elanVigorous, stylish enthusiasm
brio · cockiness · audacity · boldness · confidence · moxie · gallantry · insouciance
Extreme indulgence in vices
- libertinismUnrestrained indulgence in pleasure
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
hedonism · vice · immorality · lechery · promiscuity · lasciviousness · sensuality · indulgence
panache
Flamboyant confidence of manner
elan · brio · cockiness · audacity · boldness · confidence · moxie · gallantry · insouciance · nonchalance
debauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
- libertinismUnrestrained indulgence in pleasure
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
decadence · hedonism · vice · immorality · lechery · promiscuity · lasciviousness · sensuality · indulgence · louche
dapper
Neatly and stylishly dressed
sartorial · natty · flamboyant · sharp · snazzy · sleek · swank · bespoke · tailored · cocked
- vicevice, debauchery, prostitution, depravity, immorality
rakishnessvirtue
Moral goodness or merit
righteousness · morality · integrity · uprightness · honor
rakishnessprimness
Exaggerated formal propriety
staidness · stuffiness · stiffness · formality · conventionality