Synonyms for sauciness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being saucy.
Forms
- Plural
- saucinesses → impudences, impertinences, pertnesses, sauces…
Choose the right word
Impertinence and impudence may be gross and stupid; pertness and sauciness are always vivid and keen.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- sauce Just the sight of that sauce made my stomach turn.
- impudence He had the impudence to cut across our garden.
- impertinence Please accept my sincere apologies for my impertinence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sauciness | rising | |
| sauce | rising | |
| impudence | steady | |
| impertinence | rising | |
| pertness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sauce1
- 8 letters
- audacity4, boldness2, archness, pertness
- 9 letters
- insolence3, impudence, flippancy, perkiness
- 12 letters
- impertinence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (audacity4 = 4 syllables).