Found 2 items, similar to Mischievousness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mischievousness mischievousness n 1: an attribute of mischievous children [syn: naughtiness, badness] 2: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: impishness, puckishness, whimsicality] 3: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mischievousness Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\ (m[i^]s"ch[-e]*v[u^]s), a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. “Most mischievous foul sin.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. --South. [1913 Webster] Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. [1913 Webster] -- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]