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impishness

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imp·ish  (mpsh)
adj.
Of or befitting an imp; mischievous.
impish·ly adv.
impish·ness n.
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Noun1.impishness - the trait of behaving like an impimpishness - the trait of behaving like an imp    
puckishness, whimsicality, mischievousness
playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
Translations
impishness
n (of remark) → Schelmische(s) nt; (of smile, look also) → Verschmitztheit f; (of child also) → Lausbubenhaftigkeit f
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