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PERKINESS

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

• PERKINESS (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Inappropriate playfulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

archness; pertness; sauciness; perkiness; impertinence

Hypernyms ("perkiness" is a kind of...):

fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)

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