roguishness
Charming troublemaker quality
Roguishness is mischievous charm—the quality of being playfully naughty or pleasantly unpredictable.
Someone with roguishness bends rules with a wink rather than malice: There was a roguishness in his smile that made it hard to stay angry.
The word suggests appeal rather than genuine wrongdoing.
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
- scampMischievous young person
cad · ne'er-do-well · scalawag · blackguard · wastrel · miscreant · reprobate · rake
Fond of tricks
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
jocular · sportive · waggish · jesting · impish · cheeky · antics · droll
Shine with flickering light
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
suave · debonair · gallant · jaunty · sparkling · impish · captivating · enchanting
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- deviousnessSneaky, underhanded quality
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- artificeClever deceptive strategy
trickery · wiles · shrewdness · sneakiness · foxiness · cleverness · wiliness · duplicity
scoundrel
Dishonest, unscrupulous person
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- rapscallionMischievous person, usually endearing
scamp · cad · ne'er-do-well · scalawag · blackguard · wastrel · miscreant · reprobate · rake · bounder
prankish
Fond of tricks
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
lighthearted · jocular · sportive · waggish · jesting · impish · cheeky · antics · droll · teasing
twinkle
Shine with flickering light
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
cheeky · suave · debonair · gallant · jaunty · sparkling · impish · captivating · enchanting · rakish
guile
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- deviousnessSneaky, underhanded quality
- schemingCrafty and calculating
artifice · trickery · wiles · shrewdness · sneakiness · foxiness · cleverness · wiliness · duplicity · furtiveness
roguishnesssincerity
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
earnestness · honesty · straightforwardness · candor · forthrightness
roguishnesshonor
High regard, moral dignity
integrity · uprightness · rectitude · honesty · probity
roguishnessgravity
Mutual mass attraction
seriousness · solemnity · earnestness · soberness · gravitas