mischievousness

English

Etymology

mischievous +‎ -ness

Noun

mischievousness (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

characteristic

Finnish: pahankurisuus (fi), vallattomuus (fi)
Portuguese: safadeza f, sacanagem (pt)

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