mischievousness
English
editEtymology
editFrom mischievous + -ness.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmischievousness (countable and uncountable, plural mischievousnesses)
- The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
- 1946 November and December, “Notes and News: An American Mountain Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 382:
- Up to the recent accident, which is attributed to the mischievousness of someone in releasing safety devices on the wagon, the railway has enjoyed an accident-free record.
Translations
editcharacteristic of being mischievous
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