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Pertness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality or state of being pert.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The fact or character of being pert.

n. Sauciness; forward promptness or boldness.

n. Synonyms Impertinence, Impudence, Effrontery, etc. See impudence and impertinent.

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

n. inappropriate playfulness

n. quality of being lively and confident

Word Usage

"They correct none of the childish nasty tricks, which they get at school; nor the illiberal manners which they contract at the university; nor the frivolous and superficial pertness, which is commonly all that they acquire by their travels."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

playfulness fun Life sprightliness spirit

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

impudence

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

superciliousness dishevelment obtrusiveness huskiness sculpturing