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CHEEKINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheekiness mean? 

CHEEKINESS (noun)
  The noun CHEEKINESS has 1 sense:

1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take libertiesplay

  Familiarity information: CHEEKINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHEEKINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

cheekiness; crust; freshness; gall; impertinence; impudence; insolence

Hypernyms ("cheekiness" is a kind of...):

discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cheekiness"):

chutzpa; chutzpah; hutzpah ((Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity)

Derivation:

cheeky (offensively bold)


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