pertness

pertness
noun
1. inappropriate playfulness
Syn: ↑impertinence, ↑perkiness, ↑sauciness, ↑archness
Derivationally related forms: ↑saucy (for: ↑sauciness), ↑pert, ↑impertinent (for: ↑impertinence)
Hypernyms: ↑playfulness, ↑fun
2. quality of being lively and confident
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there was a pertness about her that attracted him

Derivationally related forms: ↑pert
Hypernyms: ↑liveliness, ↑life, ↑spirit, ↑sprightliness

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  • Pertness — Pert ness, n. The quality or state of being pert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pertness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pertness — pert ► ADJECTIVE 1) attractively lively or cheeky. 2) (of a bodily feature or garment) neat and suggestive of jauntiness. DERIVATIVES pertly adverb pertness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «manifest»: from Latin apertus opened …   English terms dictionary

  • pertness — noun see pert …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pertness — See pertly. * * * …   Universalium

  • pertness — noun The quality of being pert …   Wiktionary

  • pertness — Synonyms and related words: activity, aggressive self confidence, airiness, animation, ardor, arrogance, audacity, bold front, boldness, bounce, brash bearing, brashness, brassiness, bravado, brazenness, breeziness, brio, briskness, bumptiousness …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pertness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, arrogance, audacity; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim …   English dictionary for students

  • pertness — pert·ness || pÉœrtnɪs / pɜː n. boldness, sauciness, forwardness, insolence; liveliness, vigorousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pertness — 1) serpents 2) presents …   Anagrams dictionary

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