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archness

[ ahrch-nis ]

/ ˈɑrtʃ nɪs /

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noun

roguishness; sauciness.

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Origin of archness

First recorded in 1700–10; arch² + -ness

Words nearby archness

archivist, archivolt, archliberal, archlute, archly, archness, archon, archoplasm, archosaur, archpriest, archrival

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How to use archness in a sentence

But she kept the same tone, and its tender archness only gave a greater sweetness to his sense of relief.
Confidence|Henry James
Archness became this lady of the sunny hair, tip-tilted nose, and complexion that outvied the apple-blossoms.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
She laughed with much archness when I shewed her the bread, and its vigorous resistance to the edge of my knife.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
However she seemed to have a short cut for getting back to cheerfulness, and set her face to signify archness.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy

Seeing which she pounced upon it with assumed archness, and pretended to conceal it.
The Three Partners|Bret Harte