naughtiness

«naughtiness» in Mova's school dictionary: bad behaviour, especially by children, such as not doing… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (naughtiness, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Naughtiness is bad behaviour, especially by children, such as not doing what you are told or being cheeky. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and at home, naughtiness is mild bad behaviour, not something seriously wrong or dangerous. Mainly British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand English; Americans more often say "misbehaviour" or "being bad". Phrases: "a bit of naughtiness", "no more naughtiness".

examples

• The puppy's naughtiness made us laugh. tree →
• There will be no more naughtiness at bedtime. tree →
• Teachers deal with naughtiness in class. tree →
• His naughtiness got him sent to his room. tree →
• The twins were famous for their naughtiness. tree →
• A little naughtiness is normal for toddlers. tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: naughty (naughtier, naughtiest). Spelled with "augh", like "daughter" and "taught". The y in naughty changes to i: naught-i-ness.

In the corpora

• ADHD is a difference in how the brain works that can make sitting still hard; it is not naughtiness.
• ADHD is a difference in how the brain works, not naughtiness, and it can make sitting still hard.
• Autism means a brain that works differently; too much noise or light can cause a meltdown, which is not naughtiness.
• I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «naughtiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.