pertness

  • 1Pertness — Pert ness, n. The quality or state of being pert. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2pertness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3pertness — 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

  • 4pertness — noun 1. inappropriate playfulness • Syn: ↑impertinence, ↑perkiness, ↑sauciness, ↑archness • Derivationally related forms: ↑saucy (for: ↑sauciness), ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5pertness — noun see pert …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6pertness — See pertly. * * * …

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  • 7pertness — noun The quality of being pert …

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  • 8pertness — 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

  • 9pertness — 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

  • 10pertness — pert·ness || pÉœrtnɪs / pɜː n. boldness, sauciness, forwardness, insolence; liveliness, vigorousness …

    English contemporary dictionary

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