Impishness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of behaving like an imp

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪmpɪʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmpɪʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmpɪʃnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪmpɪʃnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whimsicality mischievousness puckishness

Word Forms

impish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
mischievous	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
puckish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unverschämtheit

die Eigenschaft, sich wie ein Kobold zu benehmen

🇫🇷French

espièglerie

le trait de se comporter comme un diablotin

🇪🇸Spanish

picardía

el rasgo de comportarse como un diablillo

🇮🇹Italian

malizia

la caratteristica di comportarsi come un diavoletto

🇳🇱Dutch

ondeugd

de eigenschap om zich als een imp te gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

travessura

a característica de se comportar como um diabrete

🇷🇺Russian

озорство

черта вести себя как чертёнок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपवित्रता

एक छोटा सा भूत की तरह व्यवहार करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধতা

একটি imp এর মত আচরণ করার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிநிலை

இம்ப் போல் நடந்து கொள்ளும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యం

ఇంప్ లాగా ప్రవర్తించే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुष्टपणा

इंप सारखे वागण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટતા

ઇમ્પની જેમ વર્તવાનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟತೆ

ಇಂಪಿನಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

ഒരു ഇംപ് പോലെ പെരുമാറുന്ന സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਇੱਕ imp ਦੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

ایک imp کی طرح برتاؤ کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顽皮

表现得像小鬼一样的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

凸坊

インプのように振る舞う特性

🇰🇷Korean

불결함

꼬마 도깨비처럼 행동하는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tinh quái

đặc điểm của việc cư xử như một kẻ tiểu nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ความหยาบคาย

ลักษณะนิสัยเหมือนภูตผีปีศาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenakalan

sifat berperilaku seperti imp

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalayan

ang katangian ng pag-uugali tulad ng isang imp

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

sifat berkelakuan seperti imp

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشريرة

سمة التصرف مثل عفريت

🇮🇷Persian

بی شرمی

خصیصه رفتار بداخلاق

🇹🇷Turkish

yaramazlık

bir imp gibi davranma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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