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inelegant
English
Alternative forms
- unelegant
Etymology
From Middle French inélégant, from Latin in?leg?ns; equivalent to in- +? elegant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??l???nt/
Adjective
inelegant (comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)
- Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
Synonyms
- (unfashionable): démodé, passé, unchic; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable
- (graceless): clumsy, graceless, haphazard
Translations
Anagrams
- Galentine, eglantine, elegantin, legantine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin in?leg?ns.
Adjective
inelegant (masculine and feminine plural inelegants)
- inelegant
- Antonym: elegant
Related terms
- elegant
- inelegància
Further reading
- “inelegant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inelegant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inelegant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inelegant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
From French inélégant.
Adjective
inelegant m or n (feminine singular inelegant?, masculine plural inelegan?i, feminine and neuter plural inelegante)
- inelegant
Declension
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insolent
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ?nsol?ns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + sol?ns, present participle of solere (“to be accustomed, to be wont”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??ns?.l?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /??ns?.l?nt/
Adjective
insolent (comparative more insolent, superlative most insolent)
- Insulting in manner or words.
- Synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky, impudent
- Rude.
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers, […] the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts, the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosus, […]!”
- Synonyms: disrespectful, impertinent, insubordinate, offensive
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Derived terms
- insolently
Related terms
Translations
Noun
insolent (plural insolents)
- A person who is insolent.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 78:
- What a way do you put yourself in miss! said the insolent.
- 2010, Louisa Shea, The Cynic Enlightenment: Diogenes in the Salon (page 7)
- Diogenes Laertius reports that Diogenes was apt to take the identification with the dog at face value, as when he lifted his leg and relieved himself on a group of young insolents who teased him with a dog's bone […]
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 78:
Further reading
- insolent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- insolent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- insolent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Neilston
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin insolens, attested from 1653.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /in.so?lent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /in.su?len/
Adjective
insolent (masculine and feminine plural insolents)
- insolent
Derived terms
- insolentment
Related terms
- insolència
References
Further reading
- “insolent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “insolent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “insolent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Latin insolens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.s?.l??/
- Homophone: insolents
Adjective
insolent (feminine singular insolente, masculine plural insolents, feminine plural insolentes)
- insolent
Derived terms
- insolemment
Related terms
- insolence
Further reading
- “insolent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin insolens.
Adjective
insolent m (feminine singular insolenta, masculine plural insolents, feminine plural insolentas)
- insolent
Derived terms
- insolentament
Related terms
- insoléncia
Romanian
Etymology
From French insolent, from Latin insolens.
Adjective
insolent m or n (feminine singular insolent?, masculine plural insolen?i, feminine and neuter plural insolente)
- insolent
Declension
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