prankishness
- noun
- /ˈpræŋkɪʃnəs/
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traviesura
- His prankishness often led to unexpected surprises during family gatherings.
Examples
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The child's prankishness made the party lively and full of laughter.
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Paradoxically, he also speaks in praise of laughter, lightness, joy, dancing, and prankishness.
Academic text (1994) -
Her prankishness was evident when she hid fake spiders around the house.
Synonyms
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2.6
Playful or foolish behavior that is not serious and often funny
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3.2
Acting in a silly way to make people laugh
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8.2
Silly, playful behaviour that is not serious
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7.9
Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh
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3.2
A way of acting that is silly, playful, and often makes people laugh
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4.6
Playful actions that cause small harmless trouble for fun
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6.0
The act of causing trouble or harm to others on purpose
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7.9
Playful mischief that teases or annoys other people
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6.7
A playful, slightly naughty act like a small joke or trick
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8.1
Playful or dishonest behavior that tricks people
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8.8
Playful but sometimes dishonest behavior that annoys people
A playful, teasing way of behaving that surprises people
Playful acts that tease people in a friendly way
Small playful acts that do no real harm
A playful habit of doing mischief or telling small lies that amuses people
Behaving in a silly, playful way like a clown to make people laugh
Silly behavior meant to make people laugh
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
Silly, wild actions people do to get attention
Antonyms
How Mischievous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prankishness comes from the simple word prank, meaning a 'playful trick', plus the endings -ish meaning 'like' and -ness meaning 'state of'. So prankishness is the 'state of' being 'like' a prank — someone who often plays playful, mischievous tricks.