"pert" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɜːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɝt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-pert.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perter [comparative], pertest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pert}} Middle English pert, {{m|enm|perte}} perte, {{m|en|apert}} apert Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)
  1. (of a person) Attractive. Categories (topical): Appearance, Personality Translations (attractive): pěkný (Czech), attraktiv (German)
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-9NpTQby5 Disambiguation of Appearance: 58 6 11 3 1 16 4 1 Disambiguation of Personality: 10 2 27 10 6 32 11 1 Disambiguation of 'attractive': 96 1 1 0 0 1
  2. (of a part of the body) Well-formed; shapely. Translations (well-formed, shapely): pěkný (Czech), hezký (Czech), hezoučký (Czech), wohlgeformt (German), välskapt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-JQ3zYHyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 33 3 9 16 24 3 12 Disambiguation of 'well-formed, shapely': 2 85 3 2 3 5
  3. Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (lively; brisk; sprightly; smart): жив (živ) (Bulgarian), игрив (igriv) (Bulgarian), animé [masculine] (French), flott (German), lebhaft (German), schwungvoll (German), munter (German), élénk (Hungarian), vidám (Hungarian), vivace [feminine, masculine] (Italian), faceto (Italian), бо́дрый (bódryj) (Russian), rapp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-qOrnl22v Disambiguation of Personality: 10 2 27 10 6 32 11 1 Disambiguation of 'lively; brisk; sprightly; smart': 10 2 82 2 1 4
  4. (archaic) Especially of children or social inferiors: cheeky, impertinent. Tags: archaic Synonyms: cheeky Translations (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent): устат (ustat) (Bulgarian), нахален (nahalen) (Bulgarian), 无礼的 (wúlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 無禮 [traditional] (Chinese Mandarin), 无礼 (wúlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), troufalý (Czech), smělý (Czech), odvážný (Czech), impertinent [masculine] (French), keck (German), frech (German), pimasz (Hungarian), hetyke (Hungarian), szemtelen (Hungarian), impertinente (Italian), procax (Latin), frajch (Plautdietsch), де́рзкий (dérzkij) (Russian), на́глый (náglyj) (Russian), наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) (Russian), käck (Swedish), fräck (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-ANifgPqP Disambiguation of 'indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent': 4 16 17 38 8 17
  5. (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-C3JOfffE
  6. (obsolete) Clever. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-pert-en-adj-4AIUx-Lh Disambiguation of Personality: 10 2 27 10 6 32 11 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pert as a pearmonger, pertly, pertness, overpert

Noun

IPA: /pɜːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɝt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-pert.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pert}} Middle English pert, {{m|enm|perte}} perte, {{m|en|apert}} apert Head templates: {{en-noun}} pert (plural perts)
  1. (obsolete) An impudent person. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-pert-en-noun-QIVETDFX Disambiguation of Personality: 10 2 27 10 6 32 11 1

Verb

IPA: /pɜːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɝt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-pert.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perts [present, singular, third-person], perting [participle, present], perted [participle, past], perted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pert}} Middle English pert, {{m|enm|perte}} perte, {{m|en|apert}} apert Head templates: {{en-verb}} pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness; to misbehave. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pert-en-verb-dttMry~I

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pert meaning in English (14.5kB)

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          "_dis1": "4 16 17 38 8 17",
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          "word": "odvážný"
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          "word": "pimasz"
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          "word": "hetyke"
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          "word": "szemtelen"
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          "word": "impertinente"
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          "code": "la",
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          "word": "procax"
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          "word": "на́глый"
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      "word": "flott"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "lebhaft"
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      "word": "vidám"
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      "word": "faceto"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "无礼的"
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      "code": "cmn",
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness; to misbehave."
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɝt/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      ],
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    }
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}

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    "English nouns",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)t/1 syllable",
    "en:Appearance",
    "en:Personality"
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "perte",
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    },
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      },
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "An impudent person."
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        "(obsolete) An impudent person."
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        "General-American"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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}

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