Definitions for impudence
ˈɪm pyə dənsim·pu·dence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. impudence, cheek, impertinencenoun

   an impudent statement

2. crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshnessnoun

   the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impudencenoun

   The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.

2. impudencenoun

   Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impudence, Impudencynoun

   Shamelessness; immodesty.

   Etymology: impudence, Fr. impudentia, Lat.

   I ne'er heard yet
   That any of these bolder vices wanted
   Less impudence to gainsay what they did,
   Than to perform it first. William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

   Nor did Noah's open infirmity justify Cham's impudency, or exempt him from that curse of being servant of servants. Charles I .

   Those clear truths, that either their own evidence forces us us to admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny. John Locke.

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1. impudence

   Rudeness (also called effrontery) is a display of actual or perceived disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These norms have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these norms known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude and are enforced as though they were a sort of social law, with social repercussions or rewards for violators or advocates, respectively. Rudeness, "constituted by deviation from whatever counts as politic in a given social context, is inherently confrontational and disruptive to social equilibrium". Rudeness, particularly with respect to speech, is necessarily confrontational at its core. Forms of rudeness include acting inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, obscenity, profanity and violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime, for example, the crime of hate speech.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impudencenoun

   the quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty

How to pronounce impudence?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impudence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impudence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of impudence in a Sentence

1. Johann Kaspar Lavater:

   I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

2. Bernard Mandeville:

   Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue; it is built upon shame, a passion in our nature, and may be either good or bad according to the actions performed from that motive.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The imbecility of men is always inviting the impudence of power.

4. Aleister Crowley:

   It sometimes strikes me that the whole of science is a piece of impudence; that nature can afford to ignore our impertinent interference. If our monkey mischief should ever reach the point of blowing up the earth by decomposing an atom, and even annihilated the sun himself, I cannot really suppose that the universe would turn a hair.

5. Menander:

   The man who cannot blush, and who has no feelings of fear, has reached the acme of impudence.

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