"perky" meaning in English

See perky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɝki/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perky.wav Forms: perkier [comparative], perkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki Etymology: From perk + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|perk|y|id2=adjectival}} perk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} perky (comparative perkier, superlative perkiest)
  1. Lively. Categories (topical): Happiness Translations (lively): lewendig (Afrikaans), закачлив, игрив (zakačliv, igriv) (Bulgarian), čiperný (Czech), levendig (Dutch), enthousiast (Dutch), krapsakas (Estonian), ülemeelik (Estonian), pirteä (Finnish), pirtsakka (Finnish), virkeä (Finnish), terhakka (Finnish), gai (French), enthousiaste (French), vif (French), animado [masculine] (Galician), animada [feminine] (Galician), enthusiastisch (German), munter (German), keck (German), lebendig (German), manahau (Maori), manamanahau (Maori), livlig (Norwegian Bokmål), бо́йкий (bójkij) (Russian), vivaz (Spanish), ärtig (Swedish), käck (Swedish), morsk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-perky-en-adj-aGw4U~dK Disambiguation of Happiness: 44 23 33 Disambiguation of 'lively': 99 1
  2. Standing upright; firm. Translations (standing upright; firm): stevig (Dutch), kaarsrecht (Dutch), terhakka (Finnish), pysty (Finnish), ferme (French), dressé (French), aufrecht (German), fest (German), selbstbewusst (German), rank (Norwegian Bokmål), strunk (Norwegian Bokmål), торчащий (torčaščij) (Russian), pigg (Swedish), fast (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-perky-en-adj-C3WmtJp8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 41 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'standing upright; firm': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: parky, perkily, perkiness Related terms: perk, perk up
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: perkies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} perky (plural perkies)
  1. Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: percy (extra: Percocet pill)
    Sense id: en-perky-en-noun-b8ug625q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 47 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 36 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 41 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "word": "закачлив, игрив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "čiperný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "levendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "enthousiast"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "krapsakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "ülemeelik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "pirteä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "pirtsakka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "virkeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "terhakka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "gai"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "enthousiaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "vif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "animada"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "enthusiastisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "munter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "keck"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "lebendig"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "manahau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "manamanahau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "livlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bójkij",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "бо́йкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "vivaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "ärtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "käck"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lively",
      "word": "morsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "stevig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "kaarsrecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "terhakka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "pysty"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "ferme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "dressé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "aufrecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "fest"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "selbstbewusst"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "rank"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "strunk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "torčaščij",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "торчащий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "pigg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "standing upright; firm",
      "word": "fast"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perky"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Happiness"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "perkies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "perky (plural perkies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Percocet pill",
          "word": "percy"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "percy",
          "percy#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "perky"
}

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