knave

Other forms of knave

plural

knaves·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about knave

What does knave mean?

knave means "a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in knave?

knave has 1 syllable: knave. In IPA it is /ˈneɪv/.

What is another word for knave?

Close synonyms include rogue, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is knave a common word?

knave is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with knave?

1 word rhymes with knave. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.