What does pertness mean?
Pertness means The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence..
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/ˈpəːtnəs/ · noun
The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence..
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.
Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]
Use pertness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pertness means The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence..
Common synonyms include impertinence, sauciness, perkiness, archness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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