The word "rake" was in use during the time of A. S. Pushkin, and even later this concept was familiar to many, although it had already left the historical stage. There are many definitions that could clarify the image of a young man leading the life of a rake. These are red tape, varmint, secular helitopes, etc., and all of them in one way or another belong to the 18th or 19th century. Perhaps the rake was best portrayed by the author of "Eugene Onegin". After reading this novel, you will be able to accurately recognize this type in the people around you.
Noun
The word "rake" is a masculine noun, is animated, belongs to the 1st type of declension. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants, respectively, can be divided into syllables: in-ve-sa with an accent in the middle position.
The rake is a case-inflected noun, therefore, during morphological analysis, the ending is highlighted. The root of the word is"rake".
Who is he
Let's move on to discussing the meaning. A rake, as dictionaries testify, is a man or young man leading an idle, unencumbered lifestyle. As a rule, he is an egoist, and with some shade of narcissism, since a detached admiration of his person is inherent in his nature.
Another quality of his is careless cruelty, as he doesn't think about the consequences of his pranks (which concern mostly women). This is not so much frivolity as cynicism mixed with self-centeredness.
In addition, a rake is a subject who knows human nature very well, and women in particular, since his lifestyle is "sharpened" for gaining experience in the field of "gentle passion science" (A. S. Pushkin). Therefore, by the smallest signs, he can determine all the nuances of feelings that inspire any person.
It doesn't matter if she's young or not. Moreover, over time, conquering hearts becomes for him a sport or a hunt, in which the complexity of the enterprise only spurs interest.
In our time, the word "rake" is replaced by "playboy", "womanizer", "reveler", etc.
