Pertness

/ˈpəːtnəs/

Synonyms for "pertness" (91 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(4 words)

impertinence archness audacity brashness

activityaggressive self-confidenceairiness animation ardor arrogance audacitybold frontboldness bouncebrash bearingbrashness brassiness bravado brazenness

Strong matches (27)

Related words (45)

enthusiasm flippancy glow gusto immodesty impertinence impetuosity impetus impudence insolence jauntinessjoie de vivrelevity lifelight heartlightheartedness lightness lightsomeness liveliness lustiness

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mettle mouth obtrusiveness perkiness resilience robustness sauce sauciness self-assertiveness self-conceit side spirit spiritednessswelled headswelled-headedness vivacity warmth zest zestfulness

Noun(6 words)

liveliness perkiness sass sauciness sprightliness vivacity

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

behavioral characteristicbehavioral qualityfun life liveliness mannerismpersonality traitplayfulness spirit sprightliness

More specific

6 entries

cheek impertinence liveliness sass sprightliness vivacity

Collocations

5 entries

academic pertnessair of pertnesspertness in debatepertness in speechpertness of demeanor

Inflections

1 entries

pertnesses

Derivations

3 entries

pert pertly pertnesses

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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