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Princeton's WordNet

  1. naughtiness, mischievousness, badnessnoun

    an attribute of mischievous children

  2. impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicalitynoun

    the trait of behaving like an imp

  3. mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigannoun

    reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Wiktionary

  1. mischievousnessnoun

    The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mischievousnessnoun

    Hurtfulness; perniciousness; wickedness.

    Etymology: from mischievous.

    Compare the harmlessness, the tenderness, the modesty, and the ingenuous pliableness, which is in youth, with the mischievousness, the slyness, the craft, the impudence, the falshood, and the confirmed obstinacy found in an aged, long-practised sinner. Robert South, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. mischievousness

    Mischief or malicious mischief is the name for a criminal offenses that is defined differently in different legal jurisdictions. While the wrongful acts will often involve what is popularly described as vandalism, there can be a legal differentiation between vandalism and mischief. The etymology of the word comes from Old French meschief, which means "misfortune", from meschever, "to end badly".

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  1. mischievousness

    Mischievousness refers to a behavior or characteristic that involves playfulness, naughtiness or causing minor harm or trouble in a generally harmless or teasing way. It often involves pranks, tricks, or disobedience, particularly executed in a humorous or light-hearted manner.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mischievousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mischievousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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