Pertness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pertness \Pert"ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being pert.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pertness
       n : inappropriate playfulness [syn: {impertinence}, {perkiness},
            {sauciness}, {archness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "pertness":
     activity, aggressive self-confidence, airiness, animation, ardor,
     arrogance, audacity, bold front, boldness, bounce, brash bearing,
     brashness, brassiness, bravado, brazenness, breeziness, brio,
     briskness, bumptiousness, buoyancy, carefreeness, cheekiness,
     chestiness, chirpiness, cockiness, conceit, conceitedness,
     contempt, contemptuousness, daring, daringness, debonairness,
     defial, defiance, defying, derision, despite, disdain, disregard,
     elan, enthusiasm, glow, gusto, immodesty, impertinence,
     impetuosity, impetus, impudence, insolence, jauntiness,
     joie de vivre, levity, life, light heart, lightheartedness,
     lightness, lightsomeness, liveliness, lustiness, mettle,
     obtrusiveness, perkiness, resilience, robustness, sauciness,
     self-assertiveness, self-conceit, side, spirit, spiritedness,
     swelled head, swelled-headedness, vivacity, warmth, zest,
     zestfulness