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playfulness vs mischievousness

mischievousness vs playfulness

playfulness and mischievousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
playfulness Yes No No No
mischievousness Yes No No No
As nouns, mischievousness is a hyponym of playfulness; that is, mischievousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than playfulness:
  • playfulness: a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
  • mischievousness: the trait of behaving like an imp
playfulness (noun) mischievousness (noun)
activities that are enjoyable or amusing reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement an attribute of mischievous children
a festive merry feeling the trait of behaving like an imp
Difference between playfulness and mischievousness

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