peccadillo
1Peccadillo — (plural either peccadillos or peccadillos ), from the Latin word for sin, is commonly used for a petty misdeed and, by extension, for an antic. Peccadillo , the song Peccadillo is the title of a song by the Richmond, Virginia group known as The… …
2Peccadillo — Pec ca*dil lo, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See {Peccant}.] A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …
3peccadillo — index guilt, impropriety, malfeasance, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misfeasance Burton s …
4peccadillo — slight sin, 1590s, from Sp. pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, from L. peccatum a sin, fault, error, from neut. pp. of peccare to make a mistake, sin, of unknown origin …
5peccadillo — meaning ‘a trifling offence’, has the plural form peccadilloes (preferred) or peccadillos …
6peccadillo — [n] small fault bad habit, faux pas, impropriety, indiscretion, minor fault, minor infraction, minor sin, misdemeanor, petty offense, slight transgression, small infraction, small sin, venial sin, vice; concepts 372,645 …
7peccadillo — ► NOUN (pl. pecadilloes or pecadillos) ▪ a minor sin or fault. ORIGIN Spanish, from Latin peccare to sin …
8peccadillo — [pek΄ə dil′ō] n. pl. peccadilloes or peccadillos [Sp pecadilo, dim. < pecado < L peccatum, a sin < peccare, to sin] a minor or petty sin; slight fault …
9peccadillo — UK [ˌpekəˈdɪləʊ] / US [ˌpekəˈdɪloʊ] noun [countable] Word forms peccadillo : singular peccadillo plural peccadilloes or peccadillos an immoral action that is not very serious or harmful …
10peccadillo — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mistake, violation, error; see fault 2 , sin . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [PEK uh DIL oh] a minor fault, sin or offense. The media has a way of flushing out a politician s every peccadillo. SYN.:… …
