pert

1. 1.

   characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

   “a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

   Synonymsimpertinentirreverentsaucy

   Similarspirited

Other forms of pert

comparative

perter·

superlative

pertest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pert

What does pert mean?

pert means "characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality".

How many syllables are in pert?

pert has 1 syllable: pert. In IPA it is /ˈpɝt/.

What is another word for pert?

Close synonyms include impertinent, irreverent, saucy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pert a common word?

pert is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.