mischievousness
mis·chie·vous·ness
mischievousness · mischievousnesses
The characteristic of being mischievousThe characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
/ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
More definitions
- the trait of behaving like an imp
- an attribute of mischievous children
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: mischievousnesses| Singular | mischievousness |
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Synonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- the trait of behaving like an imp:impishnesspuckishnesswhimsicality
- an attribute of mischievous children:naughtinessbadness
- reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others:mischiefmischief-makingdeviltrydevilrydevilmentrascalityrogueryroguishness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmischievous
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.