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PERKINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does perkiness mean?
• PERKINESS (noun)
The noun PERKINESS has 2 senses:
1. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
2. inappropriate playfulness
Familiarity information: PERKINESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
buoyancy; perkiness
Hypernyms ("perkiness" is a kind of...):
blitheness; cheerfulness (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits)
Derivation:
perky (characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inappropriate playfulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
archness; impertinence; perkiness; pertness; sauciness
Hypernyms ("perkiness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
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