English Explanatory Dictionary

impertinence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
  2. An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
  3. The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
  4. Insolence; impudence.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/ /ɪmˈpɝt.nəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-impertinence.wav

Word forms

impertinence impertinences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.

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