naughtiness

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William, initially so bubbly and mischievous he was dubbed "His Naughtiness," has plainly hit adolescence, towering above his father, and is considered the sensitive one, a "deep thinker," as Diana called him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Naughtiness and frivolity are different, and I was always deeply in earnest.

From Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One by Asquith, Margot

There were more kinds of Naughtiness than it would be of any kind of use to talk about.

From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

Naughtiness Is Rare.—Most people are too much absorbed in themselves to be bad.

From Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

"Ay," answered another, "His Naughtiness bain't ekal to Gantick."

From Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir