pert
pert · perter · pertest
свіжий
бодрый
schnell, attraktiv, munter, flott
AttractiveAttractive.
UK/pɜːt/US/pɝt/
» She looked pert in her new dress.
Meaning
6 sensesAttractive.
attraktiv
Well-formed; shapely.
pert breasts
wohlgeformt
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
flott, lebhaft, schwungvoll
бо́дрыйbódryj
(archaic)Especially of children or social inferiors: cheeky, impertinent.
keck, frech
де́рзкийdérzkij, на́глыйnáglyj, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj
(obsolete)Open; evident; unhidden.
(obsolete)Clever.
More definitions
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
Examples
3 sentencesShe looked pert in her new dress.
Mary had a pert nose and deep blue eyes.
The model had a pert bottom and slender legs.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
lively; brisk; sprightly; smart:
indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
attractive:
well-formed, shapely:
lively; brisk; sprightly; smart:
indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent:
Origin
From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert.From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert.
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Forms
perter, pertestSynonyms
29 synonymsboldB1cheekyB2cuteA1familiarA2flipB2forwardA2freshA2audaciousget wisebold as brassbrassymalapertbrazenbrazen-faced
Close in meaning
- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality:impertinentirreverentsaucy
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form