devilishness
Fiendish playful malice
Devilishness is the quality of being mischievous, wicked, or impish.
The word usually suggests playful troublemaking rather than genuine evil: There was a devilishness in her smile that made him nervous.
It can also describe cruel or malicious behavior, though this sense is less common.
Profound moral wickedness
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
villainous · malicious · corrupt · depraved · demonic · satanic · infernal · hellish
Playful mischievous acts
- impishnessPlayful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
shenanigans · roguery · antics · tomfoolery · high jinks · monkeyshines · japes · larks
Cleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- wilySkilled at deception
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
guile · artful · shrewd · calculating · manipulative · conniving · tricky · foxy
Enticing someone romantically
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
- forbiddenNot allowed
- lureThing that tempts
charm · siren · beguiling · tantalizing · irresistible · vice · indulgence · sinful
evil
Profound moral wickedness
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
nefarious · villainous · malicious · corrupt · depraved · demonic · satanic · infernal · hellish · dastardly
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
- impishnessPlayful mischievous quality
- naughtinessMinor improper conduct
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
trickery · shenanigans · roguery · antics · tomfoolery · high jinks · monkeyshines · japes · larks · frolics
sly
Cleverly deceptive
devious · guile · artful · shrewd · calculating · manipulative · conniving · tricky · foxy · canny
seduction
Enticing someone romantically
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
- forbiddenNot allowed
lure · charm · siren · beguiling · tantalizing · irresistible · vice · indulgence · sinful · decadence
devilishnessgoodness
Moral excellence
kindheartedness · virtuousness · benevolence · kindness · righteousness
devilishnessholiness
Sacred spiritual purity
divineness · sainthood · godliness · heavenliness · divine nature
devilishnessinnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
guilelessness · good behavior · well-behavedness · earnestness · sincerity
devil, devilish, devilry, bedevil, diabolical, deviled, deviling, deviltry, bedeviled