cheekiness

«cheekiness» in Mova's school dictionary: Rude but often playful or funny behaviour that shows a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (cheekiness, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Rude but often playful or funny behaviour that shows a lack of respect. tree →

2) Boldness, cheek, the nerve to ask for or do something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school reports and stories it describes a child who answers back or plays around. It can be a telling-off word or a fond one. It tells the reader someone is being bold and a little rude. Similar: «cheek» («What a cheek!»).

examples

• The teacher would not put up with any more cheekiness. tree →
• His cheekiness made everyone laugh, even Mum. tree →
• I couldn't believe the cheekiness of the seagull stealing my chips. tree →
• Her cheekiness got her sent out of the room. tree →
• There was a twinkle of cheekiness in his eyes. tree →
• Grandma loved the cheekiness of her youngest grandchild. tree →

note

Uncountable: no plural, no «a». Spelling: cheeky → cheekiness (y changes to i). The short word «cheek» is often used the same way: «That's enough cheek from you!»

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cheekiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.