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Synonyms for roguishness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : roh-gish |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ gɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for roguishness Other synonyms for the word roguishness
- diablerie
- dirty trick
- funny business
- harm
- high jinks
- hurt
- ill
- impishness
- injury
- misbehavior
- mischievousness
- misconduct
- misdoing
- misfortune
- monkey business
- naughtiness
- outrage
- playfulness
- prank
- prankishness
- rascality
- roguery
- sabotage
- shenanigans
- sportiveness
- tomfoolery
- transgression
- vandalism
- waggery
- waggishness
- waywardness
- wrong
- wrongdoing
Définition of roguishness
Origin :- 1570s, from rogue + -ish. Related: Roguishly; roguishness.
- noun mischief
- Again the boy flushed, but there was roguishness in his brown eyes.
- Extract from : « The Corner House Girls at School » by Grace Brooks Hill
- She is divinely innocent, but roguishness saves her from insipidity.
- Extract from : « A Cathedral Courtship » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
- His expression lost its roguishness, and in his turn he became grave.
- Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates
- And she embraced him a third time with all the grace and roguishness of a spoiled child.
- Extract from : « Odette's Marriage » by Albert Delpit
- Beneath Ben's bonhomie and roguishness there was much shyness.
- Extract from : « Half Portions » by Edna Ferber
- She does her best, but Prince, bubbling over with roguishness, lags behind.
- Extract from : « The Human Drift » by Jack London
- His voice was clear and not unmusical, with just the suspicion of roguishness behind.
- Extract from : « The Soul of Nicholas Snyders » by Jerome K. Jerome
- His curving lines bring forth a roguishness that is unparalleled in Swedish art, and can compare with the best foreign examples.
- Extract from : « The Art of the Book » by Bernard H. Newdigate
- They represent pretty Parisian women in hats, whose wild locks veil glances full of spirit and roguishness.
- Extract from : « Rodin: The Man and his Art » by Judith Cladel
- Nevertheless, she managed to put a great deal of winsomeness and roguishness into the rôle of the cherub.
- Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
Antonyms for roguishness
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