† perknessn.
Obsolete. rare.
Self-assurance, presumption.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]
spritec1540
forwardnessa1616
perkinga1624
petulcity1628
perknessa1640
furthinessa1658
outbearing1740
self-assertion1805
bumptiousness1834
cockiness1841
perkiness1847
self-assertiveness1855
coxiness1859
forthputting1861
assertiveness1881
pushingness1881
aggression1889
pushfulness1897
pushiness1898
chestiness1909
attitude1975
a1640 W. Fenner Killing Power of Law 10 in Contin. Christ's Alarm (1657) The law hath discovered his estate unto him, and pulled down the pearknesse of his spirit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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