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Noun: perkiness  pur-kee-nus
  1. Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
    - buoyancy
     
  2. Inappropriate playfulness
    - impertinence, pertness, sauciness, archness

Derived forms: perkinesses

See also: perky

Type of: blitheness, cheerfulness, fun, playfulness

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