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Noun: pertness  purt-nus
  1. Inappropriate playfulness
    - impertinence, perkiness, sauciness [informal], archness
     
  2. Quality of being lively and confident
    "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"

Type of: fun, life, liveliness, playfulness, spirit, sprightliness

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Pertusaria
Pertusariaceae
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Peru
Peru-Chile Trench