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impertinence

English

Etymology

French impertinence

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?m.?p??.t?.n?ns/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?m.?p?.t?.n?ns/

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. (countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??.p??.ti.n??s/

Noun

impertinence f (plural impertinences)

  1. impertinence

Further reading

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

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impoliteness

English

Etymology

impolite +? -ness

Noun

impoliteness (countable and uncountable, plural impolitenesses)

  1. The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness.

Translations

References

  • impoliteness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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