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DICTIONARY
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARUM-SCARUM
Perhaps from hare (in obsolete sense: harass) + scare, variant of stare1; compare helter-skelter.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF HARUM-SCARUM
harum-scarum [ˈhɛərəmˈskɛərəm]
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARUM-SCARUM
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Harum-Scarum can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.
WHAT DOES HARUM-SCARUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of harum-scarum in the English dictionary
The definition of harum-scarum in the dictionary is in a reckless way or of a reckless nature. Other definition of harum-scarum is a person who is impetuous or rash.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARUM-SCARUM
ˌæntɪˈsɪərəm
ˈɛərəm
ˌdaɪsʌlˈfɪərəm
ˈdjʊərəm
ˌerɪˈɒfərəm
ˈfɛərəm
ˈɡeərəm
ˈhɛərəm
ˈhaɪərəm
ˈɪtərəm
kɑːnˈtʃiːpərəm
ˈlæbərəm
ˈmɑːdʒərəm
ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm
pɪˈtɒspərəm
ˈrɒðərəm
ˈsækərəm
ˈsɛərəm
ˈsɪərəm
ˈθɪərəm
WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARUM-SCARUM
hartbeestHartehartebeestHartfordHarthacanuteHartingtonHartlepoolHartleyHartnellhartshornharumphHarun al-RashidharuspexharuspicalharuspicateharuspicationharuspicesharuspicyHarvard classificationharvest
WORDS THAT END LIKE HARUM-SCARUM
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Synonyms and antonyms of harum-scarum in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS
SYNONYMS OF «HARUM-SCARUM»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «harum-scarum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of harum-scarum
careless · erratic · giddy · haphazard · harebrained · hasty · ill-considered · impetuous · imprudent · inconstant · irresponsible · precipitate · rash · reckless · scatterbrained · scatty · wild
WORDS RELATING TO «HARUM-SCARUM»
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Translation of «harum-scarum» into 25 languages
TRANSLATOR
TRANSLATION OF HARUM-SCARUM
Find out the translation of harum-scarum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of harum-scarum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harum-scarum» in English.
Translator English - Chinese
鲁莽
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English - Spanish
atolondrado
570 millions of speakers
English
harum-scarum
510 millions of speakers
Translator English - Hindi
Harum - scarum
380 millions of speakers
ar
Translator English - Arabic
HARUM - scarum
280 millions of speakers
Translator English - Russian
Harum - scarum
278 millions of speakers
Translator English - Portuguese
Harum - Scarum
270 millions of speakers
Translator English - Bengali
বেপরোয়া আচরণ
260 millions of speakers
Translator English - French
écervelé
220 millions of speakers
Translator English - Malay
Harum-scarum
190 millions of speakers
Translator English - German
unbedacht
180 millions of speakers
Translator English - Japanese
ハルム- scarum
130 millions of speakers
Translator English - Korean
harum - scarum
85 millions of speakers
Translator English - Javanese
Harum-scarum
85 millions of speakers
vi
Translator English - Vietnamese
người gan dạ
80 millions of speakers
Translator English - Tamil
ஆருமின்-scarum
75 millions of speakers
Translator English - Marathi
हराम-खांदा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English - Turkish
gamsız
70 millions of speakers
Translator English - Italian
avventato
65 millions of speakers
Translator English - Polish
Harum - Scarum
50 millions of speakers
Translator English - Ukrainian
Harum - scarum
40 millions of speakers
Translator English - Romanian
Harum - scarum
30 millions of speakers
el
Translator English - Greek
Harum - scarum
15 millions of speakers
af
Translator English - Afrikaans
Harum - scarum
14 millions of speakers
sv
Translator English - Swedish
harum - scarum
10 millions of speakers
no
Translator English - Norwegian
Harum - scarum
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of harum-scarum
TRENDS
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARUM-SCARUM»
The term «harum-scarum» is regularly used and occupies the 103.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARUM-SCARUM» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «harum-scarum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «harum-scarum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harum-scarum
EXAMPLES
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARUM-SCARUM»
Discover the use of harum-scarum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harum-scarum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harum Scarum
McConey and his other animal friends must deal with magic powders which turn the inhabitants of the city into self-destructive monsters
Lewis Trondheim, Kim Thompson, 1998
2
Harum Scarum
Another murder leads her to suspect that she might have a vigilante on her hands. Cyber Technology spins at the heart of this thriller; Katy Enigma, Lolita, Harum Scarum; just who or what lies beneath these Internet nicknames?
Felicity Young, 2010
3
A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl
"If I'd known!" groaned Winifred Cranston, otherwise Wendy, with a note of utter tragedy in her usually cheerful voice.
Angela Brazil, 2013
4
Harum scarum: short stories
Six stories deal with the impact of the struggle to understand the nature of masculinity on the lives of young men
Keith Abbott, 1984
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Harum Scarum: The Story of a Wild Girl
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCRd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Esm Stuart, 2010
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Harum-Scarum Joe
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Allen Dromgoole, 2010
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Word Origins...And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone
Thus, harum-scarum is sometimes understood as hare 'em, scare 'em (hare [to worry, harass, frighten]). Since slang, and especially the cant of itinerant actors, hawkers, mercenaries, and prostitutes, was to a certain extent international, it is no...
Anatoly Liberman, 2009
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Articles on Texts on Poetry, Including: Humdrum and ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Lincoln's Constitution
Essentially, on this view, during suspension, a writ of habeas corpus means little more than a purported writ of harum scarum. Both are nullities.30 The strongest argument against the jurisdictional view of suspension is that in practice it would...
Daniel A. Farber, 2004
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The Biggest Baddest Wolf
Level 4 is suitable for able readers. The stories will help build their confidence, opening up the world of reading and imagination to them.
Nick Ward, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARUM-SCARUM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harum-scarum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ant-Man The smaller picture
The film barely leaves the Bay Area; the action is centred on heists, not battles; its harum-scarum finale takes place in a child's bedroom. «The Economist, Jul 15»
2
Beatson's Mutiny: The Turbulent Career of a Victorian Soldier
At the conclusion of more harum-scarum adventures, and by now well into his sixties, he went home on sick leave to New Swindon, in Wiltshire. «Caixin Media, Jul 15»
3
Newmarket's July Festival promises plenty
As talented as Mahsoob is, 7-4 is a skinny price about a horse unproven at the standard and more inured to harum-scarum handicaps. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
4
'I never had any ambitions at all to play for England', says world's …
Harum-scarum, fidgety, impish, but brilliant in his hand-eye co-ordination, Smith gave Australia a sniff with his 77 off 100 balls. • Pietersen on... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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At the Navy Yard, our collective fear of mass shootings is on display …
... written in 1791, at a time when arms were cartoonish muskets or flintlock pistols that made one, harum-scarum shot, then had to be reloaded. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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WaPo: Mass Shootings as American as 'Apple Pie, Baseball'
... written in 1791, at a time when arms were cartoonish muskets or flintlock pistols that made one, harum-scarum shot, then had to be reloaded. «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Land Rover Experience opens at Broughton Estate following an …
However, the Eshton owners of the franchise - who have just moved over from Coniston Cold - are far removed from harum-scarum Top Gear. «Craven Herald, Jul 15»
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Something from the weekend: Our GAA team's view from the Press …
In the harum-scarum world of modern football, there's a lot to be said for a player who is happy to take a pass in traffic with a couple of men... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
9
County Championship roundup: Somerset edge past Nottinghamshire
On another harum-scarum day at Guildford, Graham Wagg's outrageous display of hitting gave Glamorgan an unlikely first-innings lead – from... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Wagg battles back with ton on harum-scarum day
Regardless of any restructuring of the County Championship, Surrey have made their commitment to the Woodbridge Road ground at Guildford... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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