tricksinessn.
/ˈtrɪksɪnɪs/ The quality or condition of being tricksy.
1. Artful smartness of apparel. rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > qualities of
disguisinessc1386
threadbareness1530
lustinessa1547
tricksinessc1550
niceness1559
trickness1600
quaintness1603
fineness1667
overdress1781
fullness1792
succinctness1818
dowdiness1843
dowdyism1859
gauziness1873
floppiness1892
c1550 C. Bansley Treat. Pryde & Abuse of Women sig. A.ii Loke well ye men to youre wyues trycksynes, whyche is to shamefull wyde.
2. Playfulness, sprightliness; mischievousness.
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1853 D. Jerrold Chron. Clovernook in Wks. VI. 311 The tricksiness of an extravagant spirit.
1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond II. ii. 21 Pride in their physical prowess, their dexterity, ingenuity, and tricksiness, and their purity of blood.
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. vii. 140 There was none of the latent fun and tricksiness which had always pierced in her greeting of Rex.
3. Deceptiveness, trickiness.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or delicacy
kittleness1578
ticklishness1583
trickleness?1605
niceness1608
nicety1707
delicacy1753
subtlety1815
tricksiness1888
1888 J. T. Walker Reasonableness in Christianity 2 The Judge points out..its tricksiness and capacity for self deception.
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