- An example of something pert is a hat that is perched in a confident and provocative way.
- An example of something pert is a group of older women who love to dance.
The definition of pert is something that is bold and stylish with a little attitude, or lively and stimulating.
pert
- bold or impudent in speech or behavior; saucy; forward
- chic and jaunty
- Dial. in good spirits or health; lively; brisk
- Obs. clever
Origin of pert
ME, aphetic for apert ; from Old French ; from Classical Latin apertus, open: see aperture pertaining
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Origin of PERT
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adjective
pert·er, pert·est- a. High-spirited, lively, or cheerful: A pert receptionist greets each client.b. Impudently bold; saucy: He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.
- a. Attractive or stylish in appearance: a pert hat.b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose.
Origin of pert
Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aper&imacron;re, to open; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- pert′ly
adverb
- pert′ness
noun
pert
Adjective
(comparative perter, superlative pertest)
- Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body). [from 14th c.]
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
- (now rare) Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors). [from 15th c.]
Verb
(third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
Origin
Aphetic form of apert.
