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Antonyms
  • the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade //the proverbial certainty of death and taxes
    Antonyms
  • cham​ber​maid
    noun
    cham·​ber·​maid
    ˈchām-bər-ˌmād

    Definition

    • a maid who makes beds and does general cleaning of bedrooms (as in a hotel)
    First Known Use
    1578, in the meaning defined above
    chambermaid
    noun

    Synonyms

    char​la​tan
    noun
    char·​la·​tan
    ˈshär-lə-tən

    Definition

    • quack entry 4 sense 2 //charlatans harming their patients with dubious procedures
    • one making usually showy pretenses to knowledge or ability fraud, faker //… a charlatan willing to do and say virtually anything to remain in the spotlight. — Alan Brinkley
    Other Words
    • char​la​tan​ism ˈshär-lə-tə-ˌni-zəm noun
    • char​la​tan​ry ˈshär-lə-tən-rē noun
    Examples
    • //the famed faith healer turned out to be a charlatan
    First Known Use
    1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italy
    charlatan
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    dateless — MW · Shobdo