pertness
Collocations
2PREP.
on
ADV.
always
Definitions
noun
The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.
Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]
He was completely bald and had a heavy, Chinese-looking countenance which contained, deeply embedded, two eyes of penetration and pertness, always twinkling on the edge of laughter.
The quality of being pert; firmness (usually of breasts).
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Synonyms
noun — inappropriate playfulness
- impertinence
- perkiness
- sauciness
- archness
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2Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]
WiktionaryHe was completely bald and had a heavy, Chinese-looking countenance which contained, deeply embedded, two eyes of penetration and pertness, always twinkling on the edge of laughter.
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