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Definitions for sauciness
sauci·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archnessnoun
inappropriate playfulness
Wiktionary
saucinessnoun
The property of being saucy.
saucinessnoun
An instance of saucy behavior.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Saucinessnoun
Impudence; petulance; impertinence; contempt of superiours.
Etymology: from saucy.
With how sweet saws she blam’d their sauciness,
To feel the panting heart, which through her side
Did beat their hands. Philip Sidney.By his authority he remains here, which he thinks is a patent for his sauciness. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.
Being intercepted in your sport,
Great reason that my noble lord be rated
For sauciness. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.It is sauciness in a creature, in this case, to reply. John Bramhall.
Imputing it to the natural sauciness of a pedant, they made him eat his words. Roger L'Estrange.
You sauciness, mind your pruning-knife, or I may use it for you. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.
This might make all other servants 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.
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sauciness
Sauciness refers to a bold or impudent nature or behavior, often characterized by cheeky or sassy remarks. It can also describe a quality of being attractively lively or vivacious. In terms of food, it refers to the quality of being moist or juicy due to a considerable amount of sauce.
Webster Dictionary
Saucinessnoun
the quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sauciness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sauciness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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