ROGUISHNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does roguishness mean? 

• ROGUISHNESS (noun)
  The noun ROGUISHNESS has 2 senses:

1. the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks

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

  Familiarity information: ROGUISHNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROGUISHNESS (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 ("roguishness" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

roguish (playful in an appealingly bold way)

Sense 2

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 ("roguishness" is a kind of...):

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

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

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)

Derivation:

roguish (lacking principles or scruples)