The difference between Naughty and Nice
When used as adjectives, naughty means mischievous, whereas nice means pleasant, satisfactory.
Nice is also noun with the meaning: niceness.
Nice is also adverb with the meaning: nicely.
Nice is also verb with the meaning: to run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
check bellow for the other definitions of Naughty and Nice
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Naughty as an adjective:
Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Examples:
"Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes."
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Naughty as an adjective:
Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
Examples:
"I bought some naughty lingerie for my honeymoon."
"If I see you send another naughty email to your friends, you will be forbidden from using the computer!"
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Naughty as an adjective (now, _, rare, archaic):
Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.
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Naughty as an adjective (obsolete):
Bad, worthless, substandard.
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Nice as an adjective:
Pleasant, satisfactory.
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Nice as an adjective:
Of a person: friendly, attractive.
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Nice as an adjective:
Respectable; virtuous.
Examples:
"What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?"
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Nice as an adjective:
With "and", shows that the given adjective is desirable: pleasantly.
Examples:
"The soup is nice and hot."
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Nice as an adjective (obsolete):
Silly, ignorant; foolish.
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Nice as an adjective (now, rare):
Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.
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Nice as an adjective (obsolete):
Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.
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Nice as an adjective:
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.
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Nice as an adjective (obsolete):
Easily injured; delicate; dainty.
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Nice as an adjective (obsolete):
Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.
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Nice as an adverb (colloquial):
Nicely.
Examples:
"Children, play nice."
"He dresses real nice."
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Nice as a noun:
niceness.
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Nice as a verb (transitive, computing, Unix):
To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.
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