RASCALITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rascality mean? 

• RASCALITY (noun)
  The noun RASCALITY has 3 senses:

1. the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks

2. the quality of being a slippery rascal

3. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

  Familiarity information: RASCALITY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RASCALITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

prankishness; rascality; roguishness

Hypernyms ("rascality" is a kind of...):

badness; mischievousness; naughtiness (an attribute of mischievous children)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of being a slippery rascal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

rascality; shiftiness; slipperiness; trickiness

Hypernyms ("rascality" is a kind of...):

dishonesty (the quality of being dishonest)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan

Hypernyms ("rascality" is a kind of...):

misbehavior; misbehaviour; misdeed (improper or wicked or immoral behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rascality"):

blaze; hell (noisy and unrestrained mischief)

monkey business (mischievous or deceitful behavior)

hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism (willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)