peccadillo

noun

pec·ca·dil·lo ˌpe-kə-ˈdi-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce peccadillo (audio)

plural peccadilloes or peccadillos

: a slight offense

The movie star's peccadilloes made tabloid headlines.

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The Sinful History of Pecadillo

"The world loves a spice of wickedness." That observation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow may explain why people are so willing to forgive peccadilloes as youthful foolishness or lapses of judgment. The willingness to overlook petty faults and minor offenses existed long before English speakers borrowed a modified version of the Spanish pecadillo at the end of the 16th century. Spanish speakers distinguished the pecadillo, or "little sin," from the more serious pecado, their term for a sin of magnitude. And these Spanish terms can be traced back still further, to the Latin verb peccare, meaning "to sin."

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Recent Examples on the Web Sadly, performance and build quality didn’t live up to the promise, and fewer than 9,000 units were made by the time the entire operation was shuttered following John DeLorean’s white-powder peccadillo.

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 Consumption is the peccadillo; flossing is the pardon.

New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021 Still, when measured against Mr. M’s sins, Tracy’s peccadilloes look pretty trivial.

New York Times, 27 Sep. 2017 But all of them also come with varying peccadilloes.

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020 Freeze resigned at Ole Miss the following summer after he was caught in the crosshairs of a scandal that included multiple NCAA rules violations and his own personal peccadilloes.

Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2020 The peccadilloes of royalty never go out of fashion, but Catherine -- with her tumultuous decades-long reign -- brings more intrigue to the party than most.

Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019 Its corporate peccadilloes, which largely revolve around corporate governance, appear to have been ignored by executives at the Japanese company: WeWork was a unicorn and SoftBank just had to be part of it.

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg, Time, 23 Sep. 2019 But even the president, who has frequently praised the agency's work under Pruitt, came to the conclusion that the former Oklahoma attorney general's professional achievements were not worth the steady media drip of Pruitt's personal peccadilloes.

Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018 See More

单词	peccadillo
释义	peccadillo noun pec·ca·dil·lo ˌpe-kə-ˈdi-(ˌ)lō plural peccadilloes or peccadillos : a slight offense The movie star's peccadilloes made tabloid headlines. Did you know? The Sinful History of Pecadillo "The world loves a spice of wickedness." That observation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow may explain why people are so willing to forgive peccadilloes as youthful foolishness or lapses of judgment. The willingness to overlook petty faults and minor offenses existed long before English speakers borrowed a modified version of the Spanish pecadillo at the end of the 16th century. Spanish speakers distinguished the pecadillo, or "little sin," from the more serious pecado, their term for a sin of magnitude. And these Spanish terms can be traced back still further, to the Latin verb peccare, meaning "to sin." Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Sadly, performance and build quality didn’t live up to the promise, and fewer than 9,000 units were made by the time the entire operation was shuttered following John DeLorean’s white-powder peccadillo. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 Consumption is the peccadillo; flossing is the pardon. New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021 Still, when measured against Mr. M’s sins, Tracy’s peccadilloes look pretty trivial. New York Times, 27 Sep. 2017 But all of them also come with varying peccadilloes. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020 Freeze resigned at Ole Miss the following summer after he was caught in the crosshairs of a scandal that included multiple NCAA rules violations and his own personal peccadilloes. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2020 The peccadilloes of royalty never go out of fashion, but Catherine -- with her tumultuous decades-long reign -- brings more intrigue to the party than most. Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Oct. 2019 Its corporate peccadilloes, which largely revolve around corporate governance, appear to have been ignored by executives at the Japanese company: WeWork was a unicorn and SoftBank just had to be part of it. Tim Culpan / Bloomberg, Time, 23 Sep. 2019 But even the president, who has frequently praised the agency's work under Pruitt, came to the conclusion that the former Oklahoma attorney general's professional achievements were not worth the steady media drip of Pruitt's personal peccadilloes. Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018 See More Word History Etymology Spanish pecadillo, diminutive of pecado sin, from Latin peccatum, from neuter of peccatus, past participle of peccare First Known Use 1591, in the meaning defined above peccadillo noun as in crime a small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious His political career was marked by numerous peccadillos, but no huge scandals. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance crime error foible misconduct wrongdoing sin misdeed debt corruption violation transgression offense trespass felony misdemeanor fault lawbreaking sinfulness malefaction breach misfeasance infringement misdoing abuse hate crime immorality criminality vice wickedness bias crime break illegality iniquity licentiousness depravity debauchery unlawfulness downfall iniquitousness lawlessness fall descent Antonyms & Near Antonyms blamelessness morality innocence virtue guiltlessness virtuousness righteousness faultlessness impeccability goodness irreproachability noncrime See More
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peccadillo

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