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Definition of Cheekiness
1. Noun. The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.
Generic synonyms: Discourtesy, Rudeness
Specialized synonyms: Chutzpa, Chutzpah, Hutzpah
Derivative terms: Cheeky, Crusty, Fresh, Impertinent, Impudent, Insolent, Insolent
Definition of Cheekiness
1. Noun. The state of being cheeky ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheekiness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheekiness
Literary usage of Cheekiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"cheekiness, subs, (colloquial).— Impudence ; effrontery ; cool audacity. ...
They were beat . . . by their slow, loggy stroke, and by their cheekiness. ..."
2. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1895)
"... after two or three years of military subordination and discipline, is of a
commendable character, and is not liable to degenerate into " cheekiness. ..."
3. Richard Strauss by Ernest Newman (1921)
"confident little melody, that reminds one of the " cheekiness " of some healthy
and irrepressible urchin, there is unexpected energy. ..."
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