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A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person, who may be rejected or disdained by others for this reason.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He was the black sheep in the family, as an artist among doctors and lawyers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eccentric, free spirit, heteroclite, deviant, deviate, individualist, maverick, misfit, nonconformist, offbeat
Antonyms: none provided
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bad apple
Antonyms: golden child
A worker who refuses to strike; a scab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, sheep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Baa baa black sheep have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
sheep with a black coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sheep
a reckless and unprincipled reprobate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scapegrace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reprobate, miscreant
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
不墨守成规者
— nonconformist
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Dutch:
zwart schaap
— nonconformist
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Finnish:
musta lammas
— nonconformist
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French:
original
— nonconformist
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French:
excentrique
— nonconformist
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German:
schwarzes Schaf
— nonconformist
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Greek:
μαύρο πρόβατο
(mávro próvato)
— nonconformist
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Hebrew:
כִּבְשָׂה שְׁחֹרָה
(kivsá shkhorá)
— nonconformist
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Hungarian:
fekete bárány
— nonconformist
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Latvian:
melnā avs
— nonconformist
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Latvian:
baltais zvirbulis
— nonconformist
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Polish:
czarna owca
— nonconformist
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Portuguese:
ovelha negra
— nonconformist
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Scottish Gaelic:
caora dhubh
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
цр̑на̄ о́вца
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
бије̑ла̄ вра̏на
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
бе̑ла̄ вра̏на
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
cȓnā óvca
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
bijȇlā vrȁna
— nonconformist
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Serbo-Croatian:
bȇlā vrȁna
— nonconformist
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Swedish:
svart får
— nonconformist
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Turkish:
kara koyun
— nonconformist
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Ukrainian:
біла ворона
(bila vorona)
— nonconformist
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Chinese Mandarin:
害群之馬 /害群之马
(hàiqúnzhīmǎ)
— person who is not wholesome
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Chinese Mandarin:
敗類 /败类
(bàilèi)
— person who is not wholesome
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Danish:
sort får
— person who is not wholesome
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Dutch:
zwart schaap
— person who is not wholesome
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Esperanto:
idaĉo
— person who is not wholesome
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Finnish:
musta lammas
— person who is not wholesome
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French:
mouton noir
— person who is not wholesome
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French:
brebis galeuse
— person who is not wholesome
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French:
vilain petit canard
— person who is not wholesome
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German:
schwarzes Schaf
— person who is not wholesome
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Greek:
μαύρο πρόβατο
(mávro próvato)
— person who is not wholesome
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Icelandic:
svartur sauður
— person who is not wholesome
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Italian:
pecora nera
— person who is not wholesome
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Japanese:
厄介者
(yakkaimono)
— person who is not wholesome
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Malay:
kambing hitam
— person who is not wholesome
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Polish:
czarna owca
— person who is not wholesome
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Portuguese:
ovelha negra
— person who is not wholesome
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Russian:
парши́вая овца́
(paršívaja ovcá)
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
цр̑на̄ о́вца
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
бије̑ла̄ вра̏на
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
бе̑ла̄ вра̏на
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
cȓnā óvca
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
bijȇlā vrȁna
— person who is not wholesome
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Serbo-Croatian:
bȇlā vrȁna
— person who is not wholesome
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Spanish:
oveja negra
— person who is not wholesome
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Swedish:
svart får
— person who is not wholesome
