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Kook vs Madcap - What's the difference?

kook | madcap |

As nouns the difference between kook and madcap

is that kook is kitchen while madcap is an impulsive, hasty, capricious person.

As an adjective madcap is

impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious.

kook

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person; a weirdo.
  • A board sport participant who has poor style or skill.

    • Derived terms

    * kookology * kooky

    Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----

    madcap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mad-cap * mad cap

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious.
  • :The film featured a madcap car chase that went right through a crowded café.

    • Usage notes

    Especially used for adventurous activities.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An impulsive, hasty, capricious person.
  • (obsolete) An insane person, a lunatic.
  • *1590s , (William Shakespeare), (The Life and Death of King John), Act 1, Scene 1:
    • Why, what a madcap hath heaven lent us here!

    References

    * “ Off the top.]”, [http://www.word-detective.com/ The Word Detective, October 28, 2005 * The Shakespearian dictionary, Smith, Elder, & co., 1832, p. 189