peart C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /pɝːt/ UK /pɜːt/ See IPA manual Freq #137135 Meanings 1 adj chiefly Southern and Midland US: lively, cheerful, or in good spirits The woman warned Huck not to get too peart before the trouble arrived. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · chiefly southern and... livelycheerfulspry More pert ↔ Opposites listlesslow-spirited Word family Derived forms peartlypearten Related forms pert Etymology An alteration of pert. Once more widespread in English, peart survives chiefly in Southern and Midland US regional speech with the favorable sense 'lively' or 'in good spirits.' Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peart **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɝːt/ **IPA (UK):** /pɜːt/ **Frequency rank:** 137135 ## Meanings 1. chiefly Southern and Midland US: lively, cheerful, or in good spirits ## Examples - The woman warned Huck not to get too peart before the trouble arrived. ## Synonyms - lively - cheerful - spry - pert ## Antonyms - listless - low-spirited ## Derived Forms - peartly - pearten ## Related Forms - pert ## Etymology An alteration of pert. Once more widespread in English, peart survives chiefly in Southern and Midland US regional speech with the favorable sense 'lively' or 'in good spirits.' ## Topics - Register & Style markdown