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pertnesses

pertnesses is the plural of pertness.

Meaning of pertness

Noun

pertness (countable and uncountable, plural pertnesses)

  1. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.
    • Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC
  2. The quality of being pert; firmness (usually of breasts).

Questions about pertnesses

What is pertnesses the plural of?
Pertnesses is the plural of pertness.

Words near pertnesses in the dictionary

  1. perting
  2. pertingent
  3. pertish
  4. pertly
  5. pertness
  6. pertnesses
  7. pertook
  8. pertransient
  9. pertrochanteric
  10. perts
  11. pertsevite

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