noun
1. inappropriate playfulness
• Syn: ↑impertinence, ↑pertness, ↑sauciness, ↑archness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑saucy (for: ↑sauciness), ↑pert (for: ↑pertness), ↑impertinent (for: ↑impertinence)
• Hypernyms: ↑playfulness, ↑fun
2. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
• Syn: ↑buoyancy
• Hypernyms: ↑cheerfulness, ↑blitheness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.