| 单词 | archness |
| 释义 | archness (once / 19003 pages) n Archness is a quality of being cheeky or playful in a way that's almost rude. If you philosophy professor cracks a lot of jokes during her lecture on ethics, you might comment on her archness. If you like romance novels simply to make fun of their silly plots and overblown characters, your archness might offend a friend who actually enjoys the books. When you're arch, you tease in a fake or exaggerated way. The noun archness comes from arch, which meant "chief or principal" in the 1500s but grew by the mid-seventeenth century to have a more derogatory meaning after being a familiar prefix for words like rogue and knave. WORD FAMILYarchness: archnesses+/arch: arched, archer, arches, archest, arching, archly, archness, overarch/archer: archers, archery/archery: archeries/overarch: overarched, overarches, overarching USAGE EXAMPLESThere's a sincerity to all of this that works directly against Guest's usual archness and glibness. The Verge(Sep 13, 2016) The sheer archness and treacle of Mr. Isherwood's review is enough to make anyone still sentient run for the hills.... New York Times(Jul 31, 2016) But Sing Street replaces Glee’s archness and inconsistency with a winning sincerity, both about the value of creation and about family bonds. The Verge(Apr 15, 2016) n inappropriate playfulness Syn|Hyper impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness fun, playfulness a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement |
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