rakishness Definition

rake²
noun

1. old use
A fashionable man who lives a dissolute and immoral life.
Thesaurus: libertine, lecher, playboy, philanderer, gigolo, Don Juan, Casanova, sensualist, roué, profligate, Lothario.

Derivative: rakery
noun

Dissoluteness.

Derivative: rakish
adj

Dashing or jaunty.
Thesaurus: smart, dashing, chic, debonair, jaunty, flashy, raffish, dapper, natty.

(of a man or his behaviour) dissolute or promiscuous
Thesaurus: dissolute, depraved, loose, immoral, debauched, lecherous.

Derivative: rakishly
adverb

Derivative: rakishness
noun

Etymology: 17c: a short form of obsolete rakehell an utter scoundrel.