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    pertness
    /ˈpəːtnəs/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being attractively small and well shaped.
    • 2. impudence; cheek.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pertnessPertness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured. b. : being trim and chic : jaunty. a pert little hat. c. : piquantly stimulating. is a pert notion. 2. : lively, vivacious. pertly adverb. pertness noun. Synonyms. active. airy. animated. bouncing. brisk. energetic. frisky. gay. jaunty. jazzy. kinetic. lively. mettlesome. peppy.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pertnessPertness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. quality of being lively and confident. “there was a pertness about her that attracted him”. see more. noun. inappropriate playfulness. synonyms: archness, impertinence, perkiness, sauciness. see more.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › pertness_npertness, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun pertness is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pertness is from around 1450, in Metrical Paraphrase of Old Testament. pertness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pert adj., ‑ness suffix. See etymology.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › pertnessPertness - definition of pertness by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › pertnessPERTNESS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for PERTNESS: gall, nerve, arrogance, sauciness, brashness, cheekiness, confidence, temerity; Antonyms of PERTNESS: modesty, bashfulness, timidity, diffidence, shyness, hesitancy, manners, timorousness.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone has, for example, a pert bottom or nose, you mean that it is quite small and neat, and you think it is attractive. [approval] ...the tiny drops of rain gleaming on her wide forehead and her pert nose. More Synonyms of pert. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › pertnessPertness Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence. Wiktionary. Synonyms: archness. sauciness. perkiness. impertinence. audacity. arrogance. insolence. crust. brass. sassiness. pushiness. presumptuousness. nerve. incivility. impudency. Other Word Forms of Pertness. Noun. Singular: pertness. Plural: pertnesses. Origin of Pertness.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (esp. of a young woman) energetic, enthusiastic, and confident. Pert can also mean small and attractive: a pert nose.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pertnesspertness - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · pertness (countable and uncountable, plural pertnesses) The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

  11. www.wordnik.com › words › pertnesspertness - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    noun The fact or character of being pert. noun Sauciness; forward promptness or boldness. noun Synonyms Impertinence, Impudence, Effrontery, etc. See impudence and impertinent. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun The quality or state of being pert.