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Answer for the clue "An attribute of mischievous children ", 15 letters:
mischievousness

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an attribute of mischievous children [syn: naughtiness , badness ] the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: impishness , puckishness , whimsicality ] reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief , mischief-making ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\ (m[i^]s"ch[-e]*v[u^]s), a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. ``Most mischievous foul sin.'' --Shak. This false, wily, doubling ...

Usage examples of mischievousness.

Morland knew so little of lords and baronets, that she entertained no notion of their general mischievousness, and was wholly unsuspicious of danger to her daughter from their machinations.

Out of mischievousness, she had the widow discover the two and demand coitus interruptus.