Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help smiling at the quiet archness of his manner
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Archness
Synonyms for "archness" (5 found)
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Meanwhile the farce was going on very successfully, and Mrs. Leary, in a hussar jacket and braided pantaloons, was enchanting the audience with her archness, her lovely figure, and her delightful ballads.
Source: wiktionary
There was something artless in Toby's delivery; he was working in the family tradition of teasing, but he was too relenting and couldn't yet match Gerald's heavy archness.
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