Scaramouch

/'skærəmautʃ/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A stock character in commedia dell'arte: A theatrical character from Italian comedy, traditionally depicted as a cowardly, arrogant, and boastful servant or soldier who is often the subject of ridicule and beatings.
   • (Archaic) A boastful coward; a rascal: Used more generally to describe a person who is a scoundrel or a cowardly braggart.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • In the classic Italian play, the scaramouch strutted about the stage, only to flee at the first sign of real danger.
  • He was nothing but a scaramouch, full of empty threats and bluster.

Advanced Usage

• As a descriptive archetype: The term can be used to describe a person whose behavior mirrors the theatrical archetype of false bravado and underlying cowardice.
  • The politician's scaramouch act fooled no one when the debate turned serious.

Variants and Related Words

• Scaramouche: An alternative, more common spelling of the same word, referring to the same commedia dell'arte character.
  • The character Scaramouche is a staple of traditional Italian theatre.

Synonyms

• Braggart: A person who boasts about achievements or possessions.
• Poltroon: An utter coward.
• Blusterer: A person who talks in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect.
• Scoundrel: A dishonest or unscrupulous person.

Idioms and Phrases

• None directly formed with "scaramouch": The word itself functions as a specific noun and is not commonly used to form standard English idioms. Its use is largely confined to describing the character type or a person resembling it.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Scaramouch
• Scaramouche