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IMPISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does impishness mean?
• IMPISHNESS (noun)
The noun IMPISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of behaving like an imp
Familiarity information: IMPISHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of behaving like an imp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
impishness; mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality
Hypernyms ("impishness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Derivation:
impish (naughtily or annoyingly playful)
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