archness

2 definitions found

archness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Archness \Arch"ness\, n.
     The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from
     malice; waggishness. --Goldsmith.
     [1913 Webster]

archness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  archness
      n 1: inappropriate playfulness [syn: impertinence,
           perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness]