Meanings
nounpuckishness (uncountable)
- uncountableAn instance of being puckish.
There was some puckishness to this […] but Walinksy is a serious man and he wasn't really joking.
2006 April 17, Joe Klein, “Pssst! Who's behind the decline of politics?”, in Time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of behaving like an imp
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
puckishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckishness
MLA
“puckishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puckishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puckishness.
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