Definition
The quality or state of being cheeky; playful boldness or disrespectful impudence.
Etymology
From 'cheeky' + '-ness' suffix. The '-ness' suffix creates abstract nouns from adjectives and comes from Old English '-nes(s),' used to create nouns describing qualities or states.
Kelly Says
'Cheekiness' is one of those fascinating English qualities that can be either annoying or adorable depending on your mood and culture—in Britain it's almost a compliment, but elsewhere it might be seen as rudeness dressed up in a funny costume!
Translations
CACatalà
descaro
deh-KAH-roh
CSČeština
drzost
DZR-zoh-st
DADansk
frækhed
FREH-khed
DEDeutsch
Frechheit
FREH-khayt
ELΕλληνικά
θράσος
THRAH-sos
ESEspañol
descaro
deh-KAH-roh
FISuomi
hölmöily
HOOL-moh-ee-ly
FRFrançais
malice
mah-LEES
HAHA
matsala
mah-tsah-lah
HUMagyar
pimaszság
PEE-mahzh-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keberanian
keh-bay-rah-nee-an
ITItaliano
sfrontatezza
zfohn-tah-TAY-tsah
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
beh-RAH-nee
NLNederlands
brutaalheid
BROO-tah-ahl-hayt
NONorsk
frækkhet
FREH-khet
PLPolski
śmiałość
SHMYAH-woh-stch
PTPortuguês
descaro
deh-KAH-roo
RORomână
îndrăzneală
een-drah-zneh-AL-ah
SVSvenska
fräckhet
FREH-khet
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-KAH-lee
TLTL
katapangan
kah-tah-PAH-ngan
TRTürkçe
yüzsüzlük
yooz-sooz-look
VITiếng Việt
tự tin
too tin
ZUZU
isithembiso
ee-see-thehm-bee-soh