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Definition of Naughtiness

1. Noun. An attribute of mischievous children.

Definition of Naughtiness

1. n. The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.

Definition of Naughtiness

1. Noun. the state of being naughty ¹

2. Noun. a naughty act ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Naughtiness

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Medical Definition of Naughtiness

1. 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Naughtiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Luxury of Children & Some Other Luxuries by Edward Sandford Martin (1904)
"naughtiness naughtiness in a child is a relative quantity and depends upon circumstances. Pretty much everything that concerns morals or ethics is relative. ..."

2. Elizabethan Translations from the Italian: The Titles of Such Works Now by Mary Augusta Scott (1895)
"Whether Boccaccio invented the story or not, is uncertain, but it has been said that he ought to be forgiven all the naughtiness of all the Decameron for ..."

3. Manual of Natural Education by Winifred d'Estcourte Sackville Stoner (1916)
"naughtiness Misdirected Energy.—naughtiness is but misdirected energy. There is an old saying that bad boys make good sailors. In other words, boys full of ..."

4. Letters to a young lady, in which the duties and character of women are by Jane West (1806)
"He also hates in propor- " tion to their naughtiness the chosen "few*," I think, my dear Miss M , I see you start at hearing such abominable tenets ascribed ..."

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