impertinence
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impertinence
- /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ UK
- /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/ US
- /ɪmˈpɝt.nəns/ US, rare
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Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.
noun impertinences
- Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
- An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent. "Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence.
- The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
- Insolence; impudence. "Because," interrupted the actress, "I see things exactly as they are. I calculate my effects, but they do not deceive myself; you, on the contrary, live in a world of illusions, where every thing is called by such an exceedingly fine name, that it seems a downright impertinence to ascertain what it
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noun Lack of pertinence; irrelevance
| Español | impertinencia |
|---|---|
| Português | impertinência |
| Deutsch | Unbedeutendheit, Unerheblichkeit, Unmaßgeblichkeit, Unbedeutsamkeit, Irrelevanz, Belanglosigkeit |
| Română | irelevanță |
| Русский | неуместность neumestnostʹ |
noun An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent
| Español | impertinencia, exabrupto, salida de tono |
|---|---|
| Română | impertinență |
noun The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness
| Deutsch | Unangebrachtheit, Ungehörigkeit |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | απρέπεια aprépeia |
noun insolence
| Deutsch | Unverfrorenheit, Unverschämtheit, Ungehörigkeit |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αμετροέπεια ametroépeia |
Talk about this word "impertinence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impertinence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. impertinence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impertinence "impertinence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impertinence.Cite this
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title = {impertinence},
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