impertinence

im·per·ti·nence

 (ĭm-pûr′tn-əns)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being impertinent, especially:

a. Insolence.

b. Irrelevance.

2. An impertinent act or statement.

impertinence

(ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns) or

impertinency

n

1. disrespectful behaviour or language; rudeness; insolence

2. an impertinent act, gesture, etc

3. rare lack of pertinence; irrelevance; inappropriateness

im•per•ti•nence

(ɪmˈpɜr tn əns)

n.

1. unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.

2. impertinent quality or action.

3. something impertinent.

4. irrelevance; inappropriateness.

[1595–1605]

Impertinence

 of pedlars—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impertinence - an impudent statement impudence, cheek discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect
	2.	impertinence - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties cheekiness, insolence, impudence, crust, freshness, gall rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah - (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity
	3.	impertinence - inappropriate playfulness archness, pertness, sauciness, perkiness playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"

impertinence

noun rudeness, nerve (informal), cheek (informal), face (informal), front, neck (informal), sauce (informal), presumption, disrespect, audacity, boldness, chutzpah (U.S. & Canad. informal), insolence, impudence, effrontery, backchat (informal), brass neck (Brit. informal), incivility, brazenness, forwardness, pertness The impertinence of the boy is phenomenal!

impertinence

noun

The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:

assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.

Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.

Translations

وَقاحَه

drzost

frækhednæsvished

ImpertinenzUnverschämtheit

impertinence

ósvífni

impertinenteimpertinenza

impertinens

küstahlıkyüzsüzlük

不礼貌

impertinence

[ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns] N (= cheek) → impertinencia f, insolencia f
what impertinence!; the impertinence of it! → ¡qué impertinencia!, ¡habráse visto qué insolencia!
an impertinence → una impertinencia
it would be an impertinence to ask → preguntar sería una impertinencia

impertinence

[ɪmˈpɜː^rtɪnəns] n → impertinence f

impertinence

n → Unverschämtheit f, → Impertinenz f (dated); what impertinence!, the impertinence of it! → so eine Unverschämtheit!; to ask would be an impertinence → es wäre unverschämt zu fragen

impertinence

[ɪmˈpɜːtɪn/əns] n → impertinenza

impertinent

(imˈpəːtinənt) adjective

impudent or rude. She was impertinent to her teacher. voorbarig وقِح нагъл impertinente drzý unverschämt næsvis; fræk αναιδήςimpertinente häbematu گستاخ nenäkäs impertinentחצוף दृष्ट, ढीठ, गुस्ताख drzak, nametljiv szemtelen lancang, kurang ajar ósvífinn, ruddalegur impertinente 生意気な 건방진 įžūlus, atžarus bezkaunīgs; nekaunīgs biadab brutaaluforskammet, nesevisbezczelny بې ربطه، بې مورده، بې ځايه: بدغونى impertinente impertinent дерзкий bezočivý nesramen drzak näsvis, oförskämd ทะลึ่ง küstah, yüzsüz 不敬的，無禮的 нахабний گستاخ vô lễ 粗暴无礼的

imˈpertinently adverb

voorbarig بِوقاحَه нагло impertinentemente drze unverschämt næsvist; frækt αναιδώς impertinentemente häbematult بطور گستاخانه nenäkkäästi avec impertinence בְּחוּצפָּה गुस्ताखी से drsko, nametljivo szemtelenül dengan lancang ruddalega, á ósvífinn hátt con impertinenza 生意気に 건방지게 įžūliai bezkaunīgi; nekaunīgi dengan biadab brutaaluforskammet, nesevist zuchwale په بی ادبی دوله impertinentemente cu impertinenţă дерзко bezočivo nesramno drsko näsvist, oförskämt อย่างทะลึ่ง küstahça, yüzsüzce 無禮地 нахабно گستاخی سے một cách vô lễ 无礼地

imˈpertinence noun

voorbarigheid وَقاحَه наглост impertinência drzost die Unverschämtheit næsvished; frækhed αναίδειαimpertinencia häbematus گستاخی nenäkkyys impertinenceחוצפה गुस्ताखी drskost, nametljivost szemtelenség kelancangan ósvífni impertinenza 生意気 건방짐 įžūlumas bezkaunība; nekaunība kebiadaban brutaliteituforskammethet, impertinens zuchwałość بی ادب impertinência impertinenţă дерзость bezočivosť nesramnost drskost näsvishet, oförskämdhet ความทะลึ่ง küstahlık, yüzsüzlük 不禮貌 нахабність گستاخی sự vô lễ 不礼貌