pertness

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

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

• pertness — 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

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

• pertness — noun see pert …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pertness — See pertly. * * * …   Universalium

• pertness — noun The quality of being pert …   Wiktionary

• pertness — 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

• pertness — 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

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

• pertness — 1) serpents 2) presents …   Anagrams dictionary