archness

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archness

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From arch (“principal; primary; mischievous”, adjective) + -ness.

noun archnesses

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being arch. Marianne was surprised and confused, yet she could not help smiling at the quiet archness of his manner

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@misc{archness_2026,
  title = {archness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}