Home › Words › P › prankinessprankinessprankiness means prankish behaviour; mischief.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, prankiness ranks #7,516 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pranky + -ness.nounPrankish behaviour; mischief.e.g.“This is not just some teenage prankiness. This boy needs help.” — 2000, Dale E. Wagman, Radical Treatment, page 43:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pranksome 76% match — Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks. vs prankiness →pranksterish 75% match — Like a prankster; inclined to play pranks. vs prankiness →prat 68% match — A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. vs prankiness →narkiness 67% match — Narky behaviour. vs prankiness →mischievousness 66% match — The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief. vs prankiness →prankingly 66% match — With showy display or adornment. vs prankiness →pranksomeness 64% match — The quality or state of being pranksome. vs prankiness →impishness 64% match — The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness. vs prankiness →