Antonyms
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade //the proverbial certainty of death and taxes
Synonyms
Antonyms
chalky
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- as in white, ashySynonyms & Near SynonymsAntonyms & Near Antonyms
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined abovechambermaid
noun
Synonyms
- as in attendantSynonyms & Near Synonymsbiddy char [British] charwoman handmaiden (also handmaid) house girl housekeeper housemaid maid maidservant skivvy [British] wench [old-fashioned]
charlatan
Definition
- : quack entry 4 sense 2 //charlatans harming their patients with dubious procedures
Examples
- //the famed faith healer turned out to be a charlatan
First Known Use
1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Italian ciarlatano, alteration of cerretano, literally, inhabitant of Cerreto, from Cerreto, Italycharlatan
noun