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PUCKISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does puckishness mean?
• PUCKISHNESS (noun)
The noun PUCKISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of behaving like an imp
Familiarity information: PUCKISHNESS 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 ("puckishness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Derivation:
puckish (naughtily or annoyingly playful)
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