Definitions for naughtiness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

naugh•tyˈnɔ ti(adj.)-ti•er, -ti•est.

  1. disobedient; mischievous.

  2. improper, indecorous, or indecent:

    a naughty word.

  3. Obs. wicked; evil.

Origin of naughty:

1350–1400

naugh′ti•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. naughtiness, mischievousness, badness(noun)

    an attribute of mischievous children

Wiktionary

  1. naughtiness(Noun)

    the state of being naughty

  2. naughtiness(Noun)

    a naughty act

Webster Dictionary

  1. Naughtiness(noun)

    the quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness


Translations for naughtiness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

naughtiness(noun)

(usually of children) badly-behaved

a naughty boy; It is naughty to kick other children.

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