Synonyms for pertness
pert·ness

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1. pertness

   Liveliness and sprightliness are pleasant and commendable; smartness is a limited and showy acuteness or shrewdness, usually with unfavorable suggestion; pertness and sauciness are these qualities overdone, and regardless of the respect due to superiors. Impertinence and impudence may be gross and stupid; pertness and sauciness are always vivid and keen. Compare IMPUDENCE.

   Synonyms:
   boldness, briskness, flippancy, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, liveliness, sauciness, smartness, sprightliness

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, demureness, diffidence, humility, modesty, shyness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archnessnoun

   inappropriate playfulness

   Synonyms:
   gall, insolence, impertinence, cheek, freshness, impudence, perkiness, cheekiness, archness, sauciness, crust, buoyancy

2. pertnessnoun

   quality of being lively and confident

   "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"

   Synonyms:
   archness, sauciness, impertinence, perkiness

Matched Categories

1. • Liveliness

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1. pertnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   sauciness, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, flippancy

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