escapade

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
  2. noun any carefree episode

Etymology

Borrowed from French escapade (“the act of escaping; a trick”), itself borrowed from Old Spanish escapada, from escapar (“to escape”), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre.

In classic literature

Synonyms

adventure, risky venture, dangerous undertaking

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