Perkiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

inappropriate playfulness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːkinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːkinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːkinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːkinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impertinence archness pertness buoyancy sauciness

Word Forms

buoyant	adjective	characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
perky	adjective	characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
impertinent	adjective	characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
pert	adjective	characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
saucy	adjective	improperly forward or bold

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Frechheit

Fröhlichkeit, die an die Oberfläche sprudelt

🇫🇷French

désinvolture

la gaieté qui bouillonne à la surface

🇪🇸Spanish

frescura

alegría que burbujea a la superficie

🇮🇹Italian

vivacità

allegria che ribolle in superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

verwaandheid

vrolijkheid die naar de oppervlakte borrelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

alegria

alegria que borbulha na superfície

🇷🇺Russian

веселость

жизнерадостность, которая всплывает на поверхность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आत्मश्लाघा

प्रसन्नता जो सतह पर बुदबुदाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বেহায়াপনা

প্রফুল্লতা যে পৃষ্ঠ বুদবুদ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பு

மேற்பரப்பில் குமிழ்கள் என்று மகிழ்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

పెర్కినెస్

ఉపరితలంపై బుడగలు వచ్చే ఉల్లాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

चिडचिडेपणा

प्रसन्नता जी पृष्ठभागावर फुगते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આતુરતા

ખુશખુશાલતા જે સપાટી પર પરપોટા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಗೆ ಗುಳ್ಳೆಗಳು ಎಂದು ಹರ್ಷಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചടുലത

ഉപരിതലത്തിലേക്ക് കുമിളകൾ ഒഴുകുന്ന പ്രസന്നത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨਤਾ ਜੋ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਬੁਲਬਲੇ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ

خوش مزاجی جو سطح پر بلبلا کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

活泼

欢快的情绪浮出表面

🇯🇵Japanese

元気

表面に泡立つ陽気さ

🇰🇷Korean

쾌활함

표면에 거품이 나는 쾌활함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vui vẻ

sự vui vẻ nổi lên trên bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระปรี้กระเปร่า

ความร่าเริงที่ผุดขึ้นมาบนผิวน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegairahan

keceriaan yang muncul ke permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiglahan

kasayahan na bumubula sa ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

keceriaan

keceriaan yang menggelegak ke permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المرح

البهجة التي تطفو على السطح

🇮🇷Persian

پرخاشگری

نشاطی که به سطح حباب می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

canlılık

yüzeye çıkan neşe

🇮🇱Hebrew

עליזות

עליזות שמבעבעת אל פני השטח

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The primary meaning of 'perkiness' is 'cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface'.

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