pertness
1. inappropriate playfulness • Syn: impertinence, perkiness, sauciness, archness • Derivationally related forms: saucy (for: sauciness), pert, impertinent (for: impertinence) • Hypernyms: playfulness, fun 2. quality of being lively and confident - there was a pertness about her that attracted him • Derivationally related forms: pert • Hypernyms: liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness
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