Antonyms for madcaps


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mad-kap
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmædˌkæp


Definition of madcaps

Origin :
  • 1580s, noun and adjective, from mad (adj.) + cap, used here figuratively for "head." Related: Madcappery.
  • As in jester : noun person who jokes, plays jokes
  • As in wag : noun person who is very funny
  • As in wit : noun person who is very funny
  • As in zany : noun person who is wildly funny
  • As in shrew : noun mean lady
  • As in clown : noun joking person
  • As in venturer : noun adventurer
  • As in adventurer : noun person who takes risks
  • As in daredevil : noun thrill-seeker
Example sentences :
  • We six madcaps got in the carriage and buggy, and rode off in search of news.
  • Extract from : « A Confederate Girl's Diary » by Sarah Margan Dawson
  • Mrs. Culling he thanked fervently for a wonderful stretch of generosity in lending her presence to the madcaps.
  • Extract from : « Beauchamp's Career, Complete » by George Meredith
  • The time will come when we, madcaps as we are, shall be pointed out as models of propriety for our juniors.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • We used to meet every day in London, when she and my sister were two madcaps together, playing endless wild pranks.
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • And you meanwhile prefer the drollery of these madcaps to the attentions of our courtiers?
  • Extract from : « Under the Rose » by Frederic Stewart Isham
  • His greatest moment had come years before when his golden pen had glorified a generation of madcaps.
  • Extract from : « The Man from Time » by Frank Belknap Long
  • He was one of the madcaps of the village now, but it was not long since he had been a solitary child, moping apart from the rest.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer

Synonyms for madcaps

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