tricksiness

noun

Definition of tricksinessnext
as in playfulness
a natural disposition for playful behavior the novelist has a known weakness for literary tricksiness, so the reader should be skeptical of the narrator's trustworthiness

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  1. playfulness
  2. mischief
Noun
  • Your daily practice, your approach to people and animals, your playfulness.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To capture the playfulness of the brand’s ethos, Gozlan has incorporated a claw machine in the pop-up, where customers receive a token for a chance to win a bracelet.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of playfulness
Noun
  • Maybe Canada doesn’t need another billion-dollar weapons system – just a few more hockey sticks and a good dose of patriotic mischief.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The actors who work best are the ones who give themselves over to his sense of mischief and permissiveness.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of mischief
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“Tricksiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricksiness. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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