naughtiness
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naugh·ty
(nô′tē)adj. naugh·ti·er, naugh·ti·est
1. Behaving disobediently or mischievously: a naughty child.
2. Indecent; improper: a naughty wink.
n. pl. naugh·ties
One that is naughty.
[Middle English noughti, wicked, from nought, nothing, evil, from Old English nāwiht, nothing; see naught.]
naugh′ti·ly adv.
naugh′ti·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() disobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obey |
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naughtiness
nounImproper, often rude behavior:
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Translations
تَصَرُّف شِرّير
darebáctvínezbednost
uartighed
neveletlen viselkedés
óòekkt
nezbednosť
porednost
haylazlıkyaramazlık
naughtiness
[ˈnɔːtɪnɪs] N1. (= mischief) → travesuras fpl; (= bad behaviour) → mala conducta f
2. (= risqué character) → atrevimiento m; [of joke, song etc] → lo verde
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
naughtiness
[ˈnɔːtinɪs] n [child] → polissonnerie f
punishments for naughtiness → des punitions pour des polissonneries
a sort of childlike naughtiness that could be very funny → une sorte de polissonnerie enfantine qui pourrait être très amusante
His parents regarded his behaviour as pure naughtiness → Ses parents considéraient sa conduite comme de la pure polissonnerie.
punishments for naughtiness → des punitions pour des polissonneries
a sort of childlike naughtiness that could be very funny → une sorte de polissonnerie enfantine qui pourrait être très amusante
His parents regarded his behaviour as pure naughtiness → Ses parents considéraient sa conduite comme de la pure polissonnerie.
[story] → grivoiserie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
naughtiness
n
→ Frechheit f, → Dreistigkeit f; (of child) → Unartigkeit f, → Ungezogenheit f; (of dog) → Unartigkeit f; (= disobedience) → Ungehorsam m
(= shocking nature: of joke, word, story) → Unanständigkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
naughty
(ˈnoːti) adjective (usually of children) badly-behaved. a naughty boy; It is naughty to kick other children.
naughtily adverbˈnaughtiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
naughtiness
n. malacrianza, travesura, majadería.
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