impertinence
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia.
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.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
impertinence
(ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns) orimpertinency
n
1. disrespectful behaviour or language; rudeness; insolence
2. an impertinent act, gesture, etc
3. rare lack of pertinence; irrelevance; inappropriateness
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Impertinence
of pedlars—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | impertinence - an impudent statement discourtesy, disrespect - an expression of lack of respect |
2. | impertinence - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties rudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting | |
3. | impertinence - inappropriate playfulness playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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!
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
impertinence
nounThe 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.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
وَقاحَه
drzost
frækhednæsvished
ósvífni
küstahlıkyüzsüzlük
impertinence
[ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns] N (= cheek) → impertinencia f, insolencia fwhat 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
impertinent
(imˈpəːtinənt) adjective impudent or rude. She was impertinent to her teacher.
imˈpertinently adverbimˈpertinence noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.