Mary had a pert nose and deep blue eyes.
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Pert
//pɜːt//
Synonyms for "pert" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
full of lifefull of pepgallygaygratuitousgreatly daringill-manneredimmodestimpertinentimpiousimpoliteimpudentinsolentjauntyjollykeenknow-it-alllivelivelymalapert
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mercurialmilitantnervynimbleobtrusiveout of lineoverwisepeacockishpeacockypeartpeppyperkperkypresumptuousprogram evaluation and review techniquepuffed upquicksilverregardless of consequencesrudesassyself-conceitedself-opinionatedsmackingsmartsmart aleckysmart asssmart-aleckysmart-asssnappyspankingspiritedsprightlysprystuck upstuck-upsureswelled headedswelled-headeduncalled foruncalled-foruncivilunmannerlyvivaciouswaggishwisewise asswise-asszingy
Adjective(8 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
7 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
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1 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- жив adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- игрив adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- нахален adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- устат adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 无礼的 adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- 無禮 /无礼 adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Czech
4 entries- drzý adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- hezký adj (well-formed, shapely)
- hezoučký adj (well-formed, shapely)
- odvážný adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Finnish
1 entries- PERT noun (method)
French
2 entries- animé adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- impertinent adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
German
4 entries- attraktiv adj (attractive)
- flott adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- frech adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- keck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Hungarian
4 entries- hetyke adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- pimasz adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- szemtelen adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- vidám adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
Italian
3 entries- faceto adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- impertinente adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- vivace adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
Latin
1 entries- procax adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- frajch adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Russian
4 entries- бо́дрый adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- де́рзкий adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- на́глый adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- наха́льный adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Swedish
4 entries- fräck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- käck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- rapp adj (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart)
- välskapt adj (well-formed, shapely)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She looked pert in her new dress.
Source: tatoeba (11452435)
The model had a pert bottom and slender legs.
Source: tatoeba (11452437)
The English house-sparrow, a pert, daring little bird, which is seen in crowds in almost all cities of the Northern United States, was first brought to this country about twenty years ago.
Source: tatoeba (12077648)
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