Antonyms for archness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ahrch-nis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑrtʃ nɪs

Definition of archness

As in flippancy : noun irreverence

Example sentences :

There was something half painful in their jocund gayety and archness.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

All her animation and archness had not rendered it half so pleasant to look upon.
Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge

There came an archness into her look that inflamed me the more.
Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill

There was an archness in her smile which was altogether womanly.
Extract from : « Unveiling a Parallel » by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant

She looked at him with a concern which was to me more engaging than her archness.
Extract from : « The Admiral » by Douglas Sladen

“He might do worse,” answered her father, with archness and pride.
Extract from : « Household stories from the Land of Hofer » by R. H. Busk

The archness fled from her smile, and her eyes grew pensive and far-seeing.
Extract from : « The Woman Gives » by Owen Johnson

Her archness was a shade stiff, but her neck was one of her chief attractions.
Extract from : « One Man's View » by Leonard Merrick

She tossed up her fingers lightly, with a perfect charm of archness.
Extract from : « The Battle Of The Strong, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

And then, and in a tone of some archness, she said, 'And how do you like balls?'
Extract from : « Lothair » by Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for archness

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