pertness

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/ˈpəːtnəs/ (UK)

Definition of pertness

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

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

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.

“Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]”
“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.”
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being pert; firmness (usually of breasts).

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From pert + -ness.

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