Definitions for pert
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucyadjective

   characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

   "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pertverb

   To behave with pertness.

2. pertadjective

   Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body).

3. pertadjective

   Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.

4. pertadjective

   Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors).

5. pertadjective

   Open; evident; unhidden.

6. Etymology: Aphetic form of apert.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERTadjective

   Etymology: pert, Welsh; pert, Dutch; appert, French.

   1. Lively; brisk; smart.

   Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth;
   Turn melancholy forth to funerals. William Shakespeare.

   On the tawny sands and shelves,
   Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves. John Milton.

   2. Saucy; petulant; with bold and garrulous loquacity.

   All servants might challenge the same liberty, and grow pert upon their masters; and when this sauciness became universal, what less mischief could be expected than an old Scythian rebellion? Jeremy Collier, on Pride.

   A lady bids me in a very pert manner mind my own affairs, and not pretend to meddle with their linnen. Addison.

   Vanessa
   Scarce list’ned to their idle chat,
   Further than sometimes by a frown,
   When they grew pert, to pull them down. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERT

   The program evaluation and review technique (PERT) is a statistical tool used in project management, which was designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project. First developed by the United States Navy in 1958, it is commonly used in conjunction with the critical path method (CPM) that was introduced in 1957.

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1. pert

   Pert typically refers to something or someone being lively, cheerful, or high-spirited. In the context of scientific research, especially in genetics, PERT is an acronym for Product Enhanced Reverse Transcriptase, which is a mechanism to quantify viral load. In business, PERT stands for Program Evaluation Review Technique, which is a statistical tool used to estimate the completion time of a project. So, the definition can vary according to different contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pertadjective

   open; evident; apert

2. Pertadjective

   lively; brisk; sprightly; smart

3. Pertadjective

   indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent

4. Pertverb

   to behave with pertness

5. Etymology: [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known, true, free, or impudent. See Apert.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pert

   pėrt, adj. (obs.) open: evident: plain. [O. Fr. apert—L. aperīre, apertum, to open.]

2. Pert

   pėrt, adj. forward: saucy: impertinent: too free in speech: (obs.) clever.—n. an impudent person.—adv. Pert′ly.—n. Pert′ness. [Perk.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERT

   When nipples stick out

   She had stiff pert tits

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on November 11, 2019  

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1. PERT

   What does PERT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PERT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pert is ranked #62045 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pert surname appeared 323 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pert.
   
   90% or 291 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for pert »

1. terp

2. petr

How to pronounce pert?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pert in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pert in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of pert in a Sentence

1. Edith Sitwell:

   Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.

2. Butler:

   All smatterers are more brisk and pert Than those who understand an art; As little sparkles shine more bright Than glowing coals that gave them light.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pert
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pert
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pert
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pert
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pert
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pert
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html