prankishness
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prankishness — noun see prankish … New Collegiate Dictionary
prankishness — See prankishly. * * * … Universalium
prankishness — noun Prankish behaviour; mischief … Wiktionary
prankishness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts: devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, impishness, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery. Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).… … English dictionary for students
prankishness — prank·ish·ness … English syllables
prankishness — noun the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks • Syn: ↑rascality, ↑roguishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑roguish (for: ↑roguishness), ↑prankish • … Useful english dictionary
mischief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. harm, injury; trouble; prank. See evil. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Damage] Syn. hurt, injury, trouble, harm; see damage 1 . 2. [Evil] Syn. atrocity, ill, catastrophe; see evil 2 , wrong 2 . 3.… … English dictionary for students
rascality — noun 1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • Syn: ↑mischief, ↑mischief making, ↑mischievousness, ↑deviltry, ↑devilry, ↑devilment, ↑roguery, ↑roguishness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
roguishness — noun 1. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • Syn: ↑mischief, ↑mischief making, ↑mischievousness, ↑deviltry, ↑devilry, ↑devilment, ↑rascality, ↑roguery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prankish — adjective Date: 1827 1. full of pranks < a prankish child > 2. having the nature of a prank < prankish acts > • prankishly adverb • prankishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
