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Archness

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The state of being arch.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربيةالمكر
4 more languages
Српскилукавство
Українськалукавство

Examples

“Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help⟳ smiling at the quiet archness of his manner”
“Meanwhile the farce was going on very successfully, and Mrs. Leary, in a hussar jacket and braided pantaloons, was enchanting the audience with her archness, her lovely figure⟳, and her delightful ballads.”
“There was something artless in Toby's delivery; he was working in the family tradition of teasing, but he was too relenting and couldn't yet match⟳ Gerald's heavy archness.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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