mischievousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English mischievous

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English mischievousness

From mischievous + -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪst͡ʃɪvəsnəs/

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• Hyphenation: mis‧chie‧vous‧ness

Noun

mischievousness (countable and uncountable, plural mischievousnesses)

1. The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.
   • 1946 November and December, “Notes and News: An American Mountain Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 382:

     Up to the recent accident, which is attributed to the mischievousness of someone in releasing safety devices on the wagon, the railway has enjoyed an accident-free record.

Translations

characteristic of being mischievous

• Finnish: pahankurisuus (fi), vallattomuus (fi)
• Irish: diabhlaíocht f
• Polish: psotność (pl) f, figlarność (pl) f, szelmowskość (pl) f
• Portuguese: safadeza (pt) f, sacanagem (pt)
• Tamil: லொள்ளு (ta) (loḷḷu)