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1. (n.) impertinence
unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
2. impertinence
impertinent quality or action.
3. impertinence
something impertinent.
4. impertinence
irrelevance; inappropriateness.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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| Definition of 'impertinence' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) impudence, cheek, impertinence
an impudent statement
2. (noun) crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
3. (noun) impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness
inappropriate playfulness
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| Definition of 'impertinence' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) impertinence
the condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness
2. (noun) impertinence
conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility
3. (noun) impertinence
that which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value
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Sense: impudent or rude
She was impertinent to her teacher.
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 Afrikaans: voorbarigheid |
 Arabic: وَقاحَه |
 Bulgarian: наглост |
 Brazilian: impertinência |
 Czech: drzost |
 German: die Unverschämtheit |
 Danish: næsvished; frækhed |
 Greek: αναίδεια |
 Spanish: impertinencia |
 Estonian: häbematus |
 Farsi: گستاخی |
 Finnish: nenäkkyys |
 French: impertinence |
 Hebrew: חוּצפָּה |
 Hindi: गुस्ताखी |
 Croatian: drskost, nametljivost |
 Hungarian: szemtelenség |
 Indonesian: kelancangan |
 Icelandic: ósvífni |
 Italian: impertinenza |
 Japanese: 生意気 |
 Korean: 건방짐 |
 Lithuanian: įžūlumas |
 Latvian: bezkaunība; nekaunība |
 Malay: kebiadaban |
 Dutch: brutaliteit |
 Norwegian: uforskammethet, impertine |
 Polish: zuchwałość |
 Persian: گستاخی |
 Pashto: بی ادب |
 Portuguese: impertinência |
 Romanian: impertinenţă |
 Russian: дерзость |
 Slovak: bezočivosť |
 Slovenian: nesramnost |
 Serbian: drskost |
 Swedish: näsvishet, oförskämdhet |
 Thai: ความทะลึ่ง |
 Turkish: küstahlık, yüzsüzlük |
 Taiwanese: 不禮貌 |
 Ukrainian: нахабність |
 Urdu: گستاخی |
 Vietnamese: sự vô lễ |
 Chinese: 不礼貌 |
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