NAUGHTINESS

naughtiness, mischievousness, badness

(noun) an attribute of mischievous children

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

naughtiness (countable and uncountable, plural naughtinesses)

(uncountable) the state of being naughty

(countable) a naughty act

Source: Wiktionary


Naugh"ti*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness. I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart. 1 Sam. xvii. 28.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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