Definitions for insolentˈɪn sə lənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•so•lent*ˈɪn sə lənt(adj.)
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent.
(n.)an insolent person.
* Syn: See impertinent.
Origin of insolent:
1350–1400; ME < L insolēns unaccustomed, immoderate, haughty =in-in-3+solēns, prp. of solēre to be accustomed
in′so•lent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip(adj)
marked by casual disrespect
"a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent(adj)
unrestrained by convention or propriety
"an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
Wiktionary
insolent(Adjective)
insulting in manner or words
insolent(Adjective)
rude
insolent(Adjective)
cheeky
Webster Dictionary
Insolent(adj)
deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual
Insolent(adj)
haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant
Insolent(adj)
proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior
Translations for insolent
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- parmantigAfrikaans
- وَقِح، مُهينArabic
- нахаленBulgarian
- insolentePortuguese (BR)
- drzýCzech
- unverschämtGerman
- uforskammetDanish
- αναιδής, προσβλητικόςGreek
- insolenteSpanish
- ülbeEstonian
- وقیح؛ گستاخانهFarsi
- röyhkeäFinnish
- insolentFrench
- חָצוּףHebrew
- धृष्ट, गुस्ताखHindi
- drzakCroatian
- sértőHungarian
- lancang, kurang ajarIndonesian
- ósvífinnIcelandic
- insolenteItalian
- 無礼なJapanese
- 오만한Korean
- užgaulusLithuanian
- nekaunīgs; apvainojošsLatvian
- biadabMalay
- brutaalDutch
- frekk, uforskammetNorwegian
- bezczelnyPolish
- وقیح؛ گستاخانهPersian
- بدغونى، سپك خولى، سپين سترګى، ظالم ( په ژبه يا عمل كېPashto
- insolentePortuguese
- insolent, impertinentRomanian
- нахальныйRussian
- urážlivý, bezočivýSlovak
- nesramenSlovenian
- uvredljivSerbian
- oförskämd, fräckSwedish
- อวดดีThai
- küstahTurkish
- (人或其行為)侮辱的Chinese (Trad.)
- зухвалий, нахабнийUkrainian
- گستاخUrdu
- láo xượcVietnamese
- （人或其行为）无礼的Chinese (Simp.)
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