pertness
Lively, cheeky attitude
Pertness is the quality of being lively and bold, sometimes to the point of impudence.
A child's pertness might be charming or irritating depending on context: Her pertness amused the guests but annoyed her mother.
The word suggests spirited self-assurance that borders on sauciness—not quite rudeness, but close.
Bold, offensive disrespect
- saucinessCheeky boldness
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
- brazennessShameless, defiant boldness
effrontery · gall · disrespect · flippancy · irreverence · backtalk · lip · freshness
Cutting, mocking commentary
- wisecrackFlippant clever remark
- quipBrief, clever remark
- retortQuick, cutting reply
- comebackRecovery after decline
tartness · sharpness · wit · cheek · mouth · attitude · smartness · glibness
Brazen, reckless daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- pluckSpirit or yank
- spunkInformal word for courage
gumption · temerity · forthrightness · assertiveness · outspokenness · fearlessness · brashness · forwardness
Animated, energetic quality
- sprightlinessEnergetic liveliness of manner
- perkinessLively, cheerful spirit
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
effervescence · sparkle · spiritedness · jauntiness · briskness · zest · vim · verve
insolence
Bold, offensive disrespect
- saucinessCheeky boldness
- cheekinessLighthearted disrespect
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
brazenness · effrontery · gall · disrespect · flippancy · irreverence · backtalk · lip · freshness · sassiness
snark
Cutting, mocking commentary
comeback · tartness · sharpness · wit · cheek · mouth · attitude · smartness · glibness · archness
audacity
Brazen, reckless daring
spunk · gumption · temerity · forthrightness · assertiveness · outspokenness · fearlessness · brashness · forwardness · directness
liveliness
Animated, energetic quality
- sprightlinessEnergetic liveliness of manner
- perkinessLively, cheerful spirit
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
buoyancy · effervescence · sparkle · spiritedness · jauntiness · briskness · zest · vim · verve · gaiety
- audacityboldness, brazenness, audacity, chutzpah, gall
- mischiefmischief, hijinks, antics, pranks, antic
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
pertnessshyness
Tendency toward social timidity
timidity · bashfulness · diffidence · timidness · timorousness
pertnessrespectfulness
Quality of showing esteem
deference · courtesy · civility · courteousness · graciousness
pertnessmodesty
Absence of vanity
humility · demureness · self-effacement · unpretentiousness · unassumingness
pert, impertinent, impertinence, pertly, pertinence, impertinences