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archness

[ ahrch-nis ]
/ ˈɑrtʃ nɪs /
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noun

roguishness; sauciness.

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RELATED WORDS

impudence, impertinence, mischievousness, cheek, freshness, cheekiness, frivolity, sauciness, rudeness, volatility, lightness, levity, playfulness, cockiness

Nearby words

  1. archivist,
  2. archivolt,
  3. archliberal,
  4. archlute,
  5. archly,
  6. archon,
  7. archons,
  8. archoplasm,
  9. archosaur,
  10. archpriest

Origin of archness

First recorded in 1700–10; arch2 + -ness
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