Archness

Quick meaning: Archness is a noun meaning The state of being arch.

Meaning

The state of being arch.

Example Sentences

Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help smiling at the quiet archness of his manner

There was something artless in Toby's delivery; he was working in the family tradition of teasing, but he was too relenting and couldn't yet match Gerald's heavy archness.

Meanwhile the farce was going on very successfully, and Mrs. Leary, in a hussar jacket and braided pantaloons, was enchanting the audience with her archness, her lovely figure, and her delightful ballads.

Word Forms

• archnesses

Synonyms for archness

Depending on context, synonyms include impertinence, pertness, sauciness, perkiness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include perkiness, sauciness, pertness, impertinence, archaicness, archaicity.

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