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Archness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The state of being arch; cleverness.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality of being arch; slyness without malice; cunning; waggishness; roguishness; pleasing coyness: as, “dryness and archness of humour,”

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inappropriate playfulness

Word Usage

"She was dressed with great simplicity, in plain frock, apron, and white cap, to represent a fair young Quakeress, and she sung a song about her lover with much "archness" -- a delightful quality in woman."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

playfulness fun

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cleverness waggishness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ponderousness facetiousness girlishness titling whippersnapper