Archness
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The quality of being arch; slyness without malice; cunning; waggishness; roguishness; pleasing coyness: as, “dryness and
archness
of humour,”
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The state of being
arch
;
cleverness
.
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noun.
inappropriate playfulness
Word Usage
"While a certain archness is built into any new analog electrpop, We Are Wolves makes it not just a joke, but a good sweaty joke."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fun
playfulness
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
badinage
banter
blitheness
coquetry
demureness
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cleverness
waggishness