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mischievousness

mis·chie·vous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mis-chuh-vuh s]
    • /ˈmɪs tʃə vəs/
    • /ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.və.snəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mis-chuh-vuh s]
    • /ˈmɪs tʃə vəs/

Definitions of mischievousness word

  • adjective mischievousness maliciously or playfully annoying. 1
  • adjective mischievousness causing annoyance, harm, or trouble. 1
  • adjective mischievousness roguishly or slyly teasing, as a glance. 1
  • adjective mischievousness harmful or injurious. 1
  • noun mischievousness The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief. 1

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Origin of mischievousness

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mischevous < Anglo-French meschevous. See mischief, -ous

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Parts of speech for Mischievousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mischievousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mischievousness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mischievousness

noun mischievousness

  • harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
  • misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
  • frolicsome — merrily playful; full of fun.
  • impish — mischievous.
  • misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.

Antonyms for mischievousness

noun mischievousness

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • behavior — People's or animals' behavior is the way that they behave. You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behavior.
  • manners — mainour.
  • obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
  • happiness — the quality or state of being happy.

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