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Webster 1913 Edition


Impertinence

Im-per′ti-nence

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
impertinence
. See
Impertinent
.]
1.
The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2.
Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and
impertinence
of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood.
Swift.
3.
That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.
There are many subtile
impertinences
learned in schools.
Watts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Impertinence

IMPER'TINENCE


Definition 2024


impertinence

impertinence

English

Noun

impertinence (countable and uncountable, plural impertinences)

  1. (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
  2. (countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
  3. (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
  4. insolence.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s/

Noun

impertinence f (plural impertinences)

  1. impertinence