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PERKINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inappropriate playfulness
Synonyms:
archness; impertinence; perkiness; pertness; sauciness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("perkiness" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Synonyms:
buoyancy; perkiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("perkiness" is a kind of...):
blitheness; cheerfulness (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits)
Derivation:
perky (characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness)
