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pertness
[purt] 
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pertness
[purt]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie*, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness, spunk*, stuff*, temerity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flippancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | irreverence |
| Synonyms: | archness, cheek, cheekiness, cockiness, disrespectfulness, flightiness, freshness, frivolity, impertinence, impishness, impudence, levity, lightness, mischievousness, pertness, playfulness, roguishness, rudeness, sauciness, volatility, waggishness |
| Antonyms: | courtesy, respect, reverence, seriousness |
| Main Entry: | impertinence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness |
| Synonyms: | assurance, audacity, back talk, backchat, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, come-back, crust, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, insolency, lip, nerve, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, smart mouth, wise guy, wisecrack |
| Antonyms: | humility, manners, politeness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insolence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boldness, disrespect |
| Synonyms: | abuse, arrogance, audacity, back talk, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah*, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip, offensiveness, pertness, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, uncivility |
| Antonyms: | humility, modesty, politeness, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | audaciousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, effrontery, flippancy, gall, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rashness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness |
| Main Entry: | cheekiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, chutzpa, chutzpah, crust, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, irreverence, nerve, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness |
| Main Entry: | impudency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, audaciousness, audacity, barbarism, blunder, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, faux pas, forwardness, gaffe, gall, gaucherie, goof, immodesty, impertinence, incivility, incongruity, incorrectness, indecency, indecorum, inelegance, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, slip*, solecism, unseemliness, unsuitability, vulgarism, vulgarity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nerviness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie*, nerve, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness, spunk*, stuff*, temerity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overconfidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impudence |
| Synonyms: | assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brass, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah*, cockiness, crust, defiance, discourtesy, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, guts*, gutsiness, hardiness, impertinence, impudency, incivility, insolence, moxie*, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness, shamelessness, spunk*, stuff*, temerity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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