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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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impropriety

English

Etymology

From French impropriété, from Latin improprietas

Pronunciation

Noun

impropriety (countable and uncountable, plural improprieties)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being improper.
  2. (countable) An improper act.
  3. Improper language.

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