Dictionary Definition
knave
Noun
1 a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn:
rogue, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet]
2 one of four face cards in a deck bearing a
picture of a young prince [syn: jack]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English cnafaPronunciation
- , /neɪv/, /neIv/
- Rhymes with: -eɪv
Homophones
Noun
Translations
Any male servant; a menial
Extensive Definition
Knave may refer to:
- Knave, a popular internet webcomic and card game
- Knave (magazine), a British adult magazine
- A male servant
- A journeyman
- Another name for the Jack in a deck of cards
- An unprincipled, crafty person
- Knave of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Knave of Hearts (film), a 1954 film directed by René Clément
- Knave of Hearts, an informal name for the area of Mars being explored by the Phoenix (spacecraft)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ace, bad
boy, bastard, best
bower, blackguard,
booger, bower, buffoon, bugger, cards, clubs, cutup, deck, deuce, devil, diamonds, dummy, elf, enfant terrible, face cards,
flush, full house,
funmaker, hand, hearts, heel, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, imp, jack, joker, jokester, king, left bower, little devil,
little monkey, little rascal, lowlife, minx, mischief, mischief-maker,
miscreant, pack, pair, picture cards, pixie, playing cards, practical
joker, prankster,
precious rascal, puck,
queen, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, round, rowdy, royal flush, rubber, ruff, ruffian, scalawag, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, shyster, singleton, sneak, spades, spalpeen, straight, trey, trick, trump, villain, wag