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Meaning of "perkiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PERKINESS

perkiness  [ˈpɜːkɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Perkiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PERKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of perkiness in the English dictionary

The definition of perkiness in the dictionary is lively cheerfulness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERKINESS


bulkiness
ˈbʌlkɪnɪs
cheekiness
ˈtʃiːkɪnɪs
gawkiness
ˈɡɔːkɪnɪs
huskiness
ˈhʌskɪnɪs
jerkiness
ˈdʒɜːkɪnɪs
murkiness
ˈmɜːkɪnɪs
porkiness
ˈpɔːkɪnɪs
quirkiness
ˈkwɜːkɪnɪs
riskiness
ˈrɪskɪnɪs
silkiness
ˈsɪlkɪnɪs
smokiness
ˈsməʊkɪnɪs
sneakiness
ˈsniːkɪnɪs
spookiness
ˈspuːkɪnɪs
squeakiness
ˈskwiːkɪnɪs
stalkiness
ˈstɔːkɪnɪs
stickiness
ˈstɪkɪnɪs
streakiness
ˈstriːkɪnɪs
tackiness
ˈtækɪnɪs
talkiness
ˈtɔːkɪnɪs
wackiness
ˈwækɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERKINESS

perjuriously
perjurous
perjury
perk
perk up
perkier
perkiest
perkily
perkin
Perkin´s mauve
perkish
perky
Perl
perlemoen
Perlis
perlite
perlitic
Perlman
perlocution
perlocutionary

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERKINESS

agribusiness
big business
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of perkiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «perkiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERKINESS

Find out the translation of perkiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of perkiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «perkiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

perkiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perkiness
570 millions of speakers

English

perkiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

perkiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

perkiness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perkiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

perkiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désinvolture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

perkiness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

perkiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

perkiness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rasa seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

perkiness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

perkiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उथळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoppalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perkiness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perkiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

perkiness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infatuare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζωηράδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zwierig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

perkiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

perkiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of perkiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERKINESS»

The term «perkiness» is regularly used and occupies the 94.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERKINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about perkiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERKINESS»

Discover the use of perkiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to perkiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Children of Abraham
“Did the humans take something from you making it impossible to bomb the stronghold from space Lord Perkiness?” asked another one of the council members. Voldamore looked down at his hand and reluctantly showed the counsel.
Tate Wilson III, 2012
2
Feminism in the Worlds of Neil Gaiman: Essays on the Comics, ...
Through the countless years, the emotions, the deaths, and the temporary experiences of living, Death constructs her own gender, her own feminism, and does it through a sequence of performative acts, as do we all. She earns her perkiness.
Tara Prescott, Aaron Drucker, 2012
3
Tweet
I attributed this to her overall perkiness and, perhaps, too much granola. She stood over me for a moment: announcing her arrival by casting a shadow over me which, on prior occasions, we have called the Emily eclipse. She sat and we both ...
Ritch Gaiti, 2011
4
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
perkiness,. amateurs,. spooks. who. laugh,. mellow. moles. . ." The bright lights of New York aren't all on Broadway." Don't cry for me, Nicaragua: Bruce Boxleitner ( center) and Kate Jackson-. THINK OF Scarecrow and Mrs. King AS "Mary Tyler ...
5
The Lost Girl:
Butthis cheerfulness andbrisk perkiness wasagreat strain on him.He missed hiseleven o'clock whiskey terribly—terribly—his pickmeup! And he daren't confess it to James, who, he knew, was TT. So he dragged his weary and hollow way up to ...
D. H. Lawrence, 2013
6
The O.C.: A Critical Understanding
Summer makes clear that ambition is not a positive quality in females when she says, “There's nothing I hate more than perky blondes who want to take over the world.”20 As Douglas (1994) notes, in media, female perkiness is “assertiveness  ...
Lori Bindig, Andrea M. Bergstrom, 2013
7
The Lost Girl (誤入歧途的女子):
But this cheerfulness and brisk perkiness was a great strain on him. He missed his eleven o'clock whiskey terribly—terribly—his pick–me–up! Andhe daren't confess it toJames, who, heknew, was T–T.So he dragged his weary andhollow way ...
D. H. Lawrence, 2011
8
What Kind of Loser Indie Publishes, and How Can I Be One, Too?:
3 • WRITE IT ANYWAY {Overcoming doubts} 17 On the dreaded urge to quit People accuse me of perkiness—usually people who know me only at arm's length. And those who forget I am forty-something- something years old. Perkiness is a ...
Pamela Fagan Hutchins, 2014
9
Complete D. H. Lawrence- Sons and Lovers The Rainbow Women ...
May, perkingupthe momenttheywere in the street. But this cheerfulness and brisk perkiness was a great strain onhim.He missedhis eleven o'clock whiskey terribly terriblyhis pickmeup!And he daren't confessit to James,who,he knew, was TT.
D. H. Lawrence
10
More Than One Night
“Save some of that perkiness for later. You don't want to peak too soon,” Charlie warned as she passed a long-stemmed flute for filling. “We have a big night ahead.” A night that included lots of French champagne and some fine dining, ...
Sarah Mayberry, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term perkiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Director Pete Docter on Pixar's Inside Out: We had to rip it all up and …
“I think society wants and values perkiness and positivity and to some degree a bit of airheadedness. You're almost punished if you're too smart ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
StageStruck: Only Connect
... was the team's specialty, while also epitomizing the period's insistent perkiness and casual sexism (for example, “I met a girl, a wonderful girl, ... «Valley Advocate, Jul 15»
3
Celebrity MasterChef: the Final, BBC One, review: 'an engaging mix'
The clashing personalities made for an engaging mix, Rylan's zen blankness contrasting with Wyatt's cheerleader perkiness and Nixon's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
She wanted to be Fraulein Maria, she'll settle for Kimmy Schmidt
In an attempt to isolate the source of her preternatural perkiness, I ask her what she was like as a child. “I was very loud,” she says, very loudly. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
POP IDLE: Instagram's war on the female nipple is making a tit out of …
... zero issue with images of bare-chested men in varying degrees of perkiness. Actors and male models, fitness bloggers and average Joes are ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
6
Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers, BBC Two
... and while Worsley radiates a cheeky, knowing perkiness, it does have a tendency to reduce everything around her to props and wallpaper. «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
7
Revel in the Tivoli
Its perkiness is not all its engine's doing. The car is fairly light, at 1.3 tonnes. As a result, its fuel efficiency is pretty impressive too, averaging 8.2 ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
8
The 5 Most Fascinating Revelations From Ramona Singer's New …
Yes, She Got a Boob Job: Although she initially denied it, attributing her newfound perkiness to weight loss and push-ups, Ramona admits, ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
9
Woman brings smiling collection to The Highlands
Remember the smiley face and the feeling of perkiness it brought? Tamara Dunn remembers, lovingly. Originally from Atlanta, Ga., she used ... «State Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Orange Is the New Black 3.5: Panty Time
Said perkiness is more likely an ugly bigoted reaction ripe with jealousy at the fact Berdie is actually doing her mother-fucking job. Alone in his ... «DorkShelf.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Perkiness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/perkiness>. Apr 2024 ».
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