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CHEEKINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cheekiness mean?
• CHEEKINESS (noun)
The noun CHEEKINESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Familiarity information: CHEEKINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cheekiness; crust; freshness; gall; impertinence; impudence; insolence
Hypernyms ("cheekiness" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cheekiness"):
chutzpa; chutzpah; hutzpah ((Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity)
Derivation:
cheeky (offensively bold)
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