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Naughty vs. Nice — What's the Difference?

Naughty vs. Nice — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Naughty and Nice

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Naughty

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient
You've been a really naughty boy

Nice

Nice ( NEESS, French: [nis]; Nissard Occitan: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department. The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 million on an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi).

Naughty

Mildly rude or indecent, typically because related to sex
Naughty goings-on

Nice

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; pleasant or attractive
We had a very nice time

Naughty

Wicked.
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Nice

(especially of a difference) slight or subtle
There is a nice distinction between self-sacrifice and martyrdom

Naughty

Behaving disobediently or mischievously
A naughty child.

Nice

Fastidious; scrupulous.

Naughty

Indecent; improper
A naughty wink.

Nice

A resort city on the French Riviera, near the border with Italy; population 348,721 (2007).

Naughty

One that is naughty.

Nice

Pleasing and agreeable in nature
Had a nice time.
A nice person.

Naughty

Mischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
Some naughty boys at school hid the teacher's lesson notes.

Nice

Having a pleasant or attractive appearance
A nice dress.
A nice face.

Naughty

Sexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
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!

Nice

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness
A nice gesture.

Naughty

Evil, wicked, morally reprehensible.

Nice

Of good character and reputation; respectable.

Naughty

(obsolete) Bad, worthless, substandard.

Nice

Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.

Naughty

To perform sexual acts upon.

Nice

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle
A nice distinction.
A nice sense of style.

Naughty

Having little or nothing.
[Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy goods.

Nice

Done with delicacy and skill
A nice bit of craft.

Naughty

Worthless; bad; good for nothing.
The other basket had very naughty figs.

Nice

Used as an intensive with and
Nice and warm.

Naughty

Hence, corrupt; wicked.
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Nice

Wanton; profligate
"For when mine hours / Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives / Of me for jests" (Shakespeare).

Naughty

Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or improper conduct; as, a naughty child.

Nice

Affectedly modest; coy
"Ere ... / The nice Morn on th' Indian steep, / From her cabin'd loop-hole peep" (John Milton).

Naughty

Suggestive of sexual impropriety;
A blue movie
Blue jokes
He skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
A juicy scandal
A naughty wink
Naughty words
Racy anecdotes
A risque story
Spicy gossip

Nice

Pleasant, satisfactory.

Naughty

Badly behaved;
He was saucy and mischievous in school
A naughty boy

Nice

Of a person: friendly, attractive.

Nice

Respectable; virtuous.
What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?

Nice

Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
The soup is nice and hot.

Nice

Showing refinement or delicacy, proper, seemly
A nice way of putting it

Nice

(obsolete) Silly, ignorant; foolish.

Nice

Particular in one's conduct; scrupulous, painstaking; choosy.

Nice

(dated) Having particular tastes; fussy, fastidious.

Nice

(obsolete) Particular as regards rules or qualities; strict.

Nice

Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle.

Nice

(obsolete) Easily injured; delicate; dainty.

Nice

(obsolete) Doubtful, as to the outcome; risky.

Nice

(colloquial) Nicely.
Children, play nice.
He dresses real nice.

Nice

Used to signify a job well done.
Nice! I couldn't have done better.

Nice

Used to signify approval.
Is that your new car? Nice!

Nice

Niceness.

Nice

To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

Nice

Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.
But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.

Nice

Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial.
The letter was not nice, but full of chargeOf dear import.

Nice

Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.
And to tasteThink not I shall be nice.

Nice

Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
Dear love, continue nice and chaste.
A nice and subtile happiness.

Nice

Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.

Nice

Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
The difference is too niceWhere ends the virtue, or begins the vice.

Nice

Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.

Nice

Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.

Nice

Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.
He's making a list, checking it twice.Gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town.

Nice

A city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera

Nice

Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance;
What a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty
Nice manners
A nice dress
A nice face
A nice day
Had a nice time at the party
The corn and tomatoes are nice today

Nice

Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;
From a decent family
A nice girl

Nice

Done with delicacy and skill;
A nice bit of craft
A job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer
A nice shot

Nice

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;
Too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
So squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow

Nice

Noting distinctions with nicety;
A discriminating interior designer
A nice sense of color
A nice point in the argument

Nice

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness;
A nice gesture

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