different between eagerness vs impudence

English

Alternative forms

• eagreness (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English egernesse, egrenesse; equivalent to eager +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?i??n?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i???n?s/
• Hyphenation: ea?ger?ness

Noun

eagerness (usually uncountable, plural eagernesses)

1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
   • 1909: Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

     The things he had to tell about...were enough to make you almost tremble with excitement, when you heard all the intimate details from an animal charmer and realized with what thrilling eagerness and anxiety the whole busy underworld was working.

2. (obsolete) Tartness; sourness

Translations

Anagrams

• Gerasenes, eagreness, green seas, sea greens

English

Etymology

From Middle French impudence, from Latin impudentia.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??mpj?d?ns/, /??mpjud?ns/

Noun

impudence (countable and uncountable, plural impudences)

1. The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
2. Impudent language, conduct or behavior.

Synonyms

• cheek
• sauciness
• See also Thesaurus:impudence

Related terms

• impudent

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin impudentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.py.d??s/
• Homophone: impudences

Noun

impudence f (plural impudences)

1. impudence

Related terms

• impudent

Further reading

• “impudence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).