Pert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːt/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɜːt/.

Examples

a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

irreverent impertinent saucy

Parts of Speech

adjective

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

“a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

Word Forms

impertinence	noun	inappropriate playfulness
pertness	noun	quality of being lively and confident

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pervers

caractérisé par une qualité légèrement coquine et exubérante

🇪🇸Spanish

impertinente

caracterizado por una calidad ligeramente atrevida y exuberante

🇮🇹Italian

impertinente

caratterizzato da una qualità leggermente impertinente ed esuberante

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenwijs

gekenmerkt door een licht eigenzinnige en uitbundige kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrevido

caracterizado por uma qualidade levemente atrevida e exuberante

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीईआरटी

इसकी विशेषता हल्की-फुल्की और उत्साहपूर्ण गुणवत्ता है

🇮🇳Telugu

పెర్ట్

తేలికైన పెర్ట్ మరియు విపరీతమైన నాణ్యతతో వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

珀特

具有轻微活泼和旺盛的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

パート

軽く刺激的で活気に満ちた品質が特徴です

🇰🇷Korean

건방진

약간 의젓하고 활기 넘치는 품질이 특징입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quậy phá

được đặc trưng bởi chất lượng nhẹ nhàng và phóng khoáng

🇹🇭Thai

ฮึกเหิม

โดดเด่นด้วยคุณภาพที่บางเบาและมีชีวิตชีวา

🇮🇩Indonesian

nakal

ditandai dengan kualitas yang ringan dan bersemangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيرت

تتميز بجودة خفيفة ومفعمة بالحيوية

🇮🇷Persian

پرت

با کیفیت کمی جذاب و نشاط آور مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

küstah

hafif küstah ve coşkulu bir kaliteyle karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָצוּף

מאופיין באיכות קלה ושופעת

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