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pertness
pert P0212100 (pûrt)adj. pert·er, pert·est 1. a. High-spirited, lively, or cheerful: A pert receptionist greets each client.b. Impudently bold; saucy: He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.2. a. Attractive or stylish in appearance: a pert hat.b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose.
[Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aperīre, to open; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
pert′ly adv.pert′ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pertness - inappropriate playfulnessarchness, sauciness, perkiness, impertinenceplayfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" | | 2. | pertness - quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
pertnessnoun1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner:animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness.Slang: oomph.2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.Translations
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Synonyms for pertnessnoun a lively, emphatic, eager quality or mannerSynonyms- animation
- bounce
- brio
- dash
- élan
- esprit
- life
- liveliness
- sparkle
- spirit
- verve
- vigor
- vim
- vivaciousness
- vivacity
- zip
- ginger
- pep
- peppiness
- oomph
noun the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confidentSynonyms- assumption
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- nerve
- nerviness
- overconfidence
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- brass
- crust
- sauce
- uppishness
- uppityness
Synonyms for pertnessnoun inappropriate playfulnessSynonyms- archness
- sauciness
- perkiness
- impertinence
Related Wordsnoun quality of being lively and confidentRelated Words- sprightliness
- liveliness
- spirit
- life
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