impishness

imp·ish

 (ĭm′pĭsh)

adj.

Of or befitting an imp; mischievous.

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imp′ish·ly adv.

imp′ish·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

impishness - 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"

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impishness

noun

Annoying yet harmless, usually playful acts:

devilry, deviltry, diablerie, high jinks, mischief, mischievousness, prankishness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, tomfoolery.

Informal: shenanigan (often used in plural).

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Translations

impishness

n (of remark) → Schelmische(s) nt; (of smile, look also) → Verschmitztheit f; (of child also) → Lausbubenhaftigkeit f

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