Perky

ahd-5
  • adjective. Buoyant and self-confident; briskly cheerful.
  • adjective. Jaunty and appealing; sprightly.
  • adjective. Small or firm and well-formed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Perk; jaunty; pert.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Lively or enthusiastic.
  • adjective. Standing upright; firm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
  • Word Usage
    "A lot of them weren’t: older and heavier, they had substantial thighs; big, squishy rear ends; generous breasts to which the word perky would never be applied."
    cross-reference
    perk  perk up  
    Equivalent
    cheerful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Turkey  jerky  murky  quirky  turkey  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    perkier  perkiest