pertness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpəːtnəs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence. countable,uncountable
    — Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]
  2. The quality of being pert; firmness (usually of breasts). countable,uncountable

词形变化

pertnesses plural

词源

Etymology tree
English pert
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English pertness
From pert + -ness.
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