Synonyms for dickens
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : dik-inz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪk ɪnz |
Top 10 synonyms for dickens Other synonyms for the word dickens
- adversary
- anklebiter
- arch
- Archfiend
- artful
- babe
- bad
- bairn
- bambino
- beast
- Beelzebub
- bête noire
- bothersome
- brat
- brute
- bud
- cherub
- chick
- common enemy
- cub
- damaging
- dangerous
- dastard
- deleterious
- descendant
- destructive
- detrimental
- diablo
- dickens
- djinn
- dybbuk
- enfant terrible
- evil
- evil one
- exasperating
- fiend
- foxy
- frolicsome
- gamin
- genie
- harmful
- hazardous
- hellion
- holy terror
- hurtful
- ill
- ill-behaved
- imp
- injurious
- innocent
- insidious
- irksome
- issue
- juvenile delinquent
- kiddie
- knave
- lamb
- little angel
- little darling
- little doll
- little one
- lucifer
- malignant
- Mephistopheles
- misbehaving
- mite
- monster
- moppet
- neonate
- nestling
- newborn
- nipper
- nocuous
- nursling
- ogre
- perilous
- pernicious
- playful
- precarious
- preteen
- Prince of Darkness
- progeny
- pubescent
- puckish
- punk
- pup
- ragamuffin
- rascal
- rascally
- risky
- rogue
- rude
- Satan
- scamp
- scoundrel
- shaver
- sinful
- sly
- small fry
- spiteful
- sportive
- sprout
- squirt
- stripling
- suckling
- tadpole
- teasing
- teen
- teenager
- teenybopper
- the dickens
- the Erinyes
- the Furies
- toddler
- tot
- tricky
- troublesome
- tyke
- urchin
- vexatious
- vexing
- vicious
- villain
- waif
- wayward
- whippersnapper
- young one
- youngster
- youth
Définition of dickens
Origin :- exclamation, 1590s, apparently a substitute for devil; probably altered from Dickon, nickname for Richard and source of the surnames Dickens and Dickenson, but exact derivation and meaning are unknown.
- As in mischievous : adj devilish, wicked
- As in urchin : noun mischievious youngster
- As in child : noun very young person
- As in tot : noun child
- As in devil : noun demon
- Young Lady, who reads Dickens (wiping away the tear of imbecility).
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- The American Notes, 1842, was a further offering from Dickens.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- The settlement of "Eden" may be precisely what Dickens drew it: a miasmatic mud-hole.
- Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
- How different from the days when Dickens wrote his 'Circumlocution Office'!
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- Margaret—” to the waitress—“Mr. Dickens wishes another butter-ball.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The wife of the Mr. Dickens there present pricked up her ears.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I was not quoting our Mr. Dickens this time, but his famous namesake.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- “No doubt it is the preoccupation of genius,” remarked Mrs. Dickens.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The most impressive call, however, was that of Mr. and Mrs. “C.” Dickens.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The answer, delivered by Mr. Dickens, was condescending and explanatory.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Antonyms for dickens
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