different between pertinent vs impertinent
pertinent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern”), from per (“through”) + tenere (“to hold”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p??t?n?nt/
Noun
pertinent (plural pertinents)
- (Scot's law) A right that attaches to land
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:pertinent
Related terms
- impertinent
- pertain
- pertinence
- pertinency
Translations
Further reading
- pertinent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pertinent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pertinent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pertinens.
Adjective
pertinent (masculine and feminine plural pertinents)
- relevant, pertinent
Derived terms
- pertinentment
Related terms
- pertànyer
- pertinença
- pertinència
Further reading
- “pertinent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pertinent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “pertinent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pertinent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pertinens, pertinentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.ti.n??/
Adjective
pertinent (feminine singular pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)
- pertinent; relevant
- judicious; justified
Derived terms
- pertinence
Related terms
- appartenir
Further reading
- “pertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
pertinent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pertine?
Romanian
Etymology
From French pertinent.
Adjective
pertinent m or n (feminine singular pertinent?, masculine plural pertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural pertinente)
- relevant
Declension
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impertinent
English
Etymology
From Old French impertinent.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m.?p??.t?.n?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m.?p?.t?.n?nt/
Adjective
impertinent (comparative more impertinent, superlative most impertinent)
- insolent, ill-mannered.
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- How impertinent that grief was which served no end!
- 1663, John Tillotson, The Wisdom of being Religious
- irrelevant.
- Antonyms: pertinent, relevant
Usage notes
- Although definition 2 was the original meaning (derived from the French), the meaning gradually changed to definition 1. More recently, general usage has come to once again incorporate definition 2, though older speakers may consider definition 2 incorrect. The construction "not pertinent" is one possible alternative.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Translations
Noun
impertinent (plural impertinents)
- An impertinent individual.
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life
- comfortably recessed from curious impertinents
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative impertinentst)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Inflection
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.ti.n??/
Adjective
impertinent (feminine singular impertinente, masculine plural impertinents, feminine plural impertinentes)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Further reading
- “impertinent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
impertinent (comparative impertinenter, superlative am impertinentesten)
- insolent, ill-mannered
Declension
Related terms
- Impertinenz
Further reading
- “impertinent” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French impertinent, from Latin impertinens.
Adjective
impertinent m or n (feminine singular impertinent?, masculine plural impertinen?i, feminine and neuter plural impertinente)
- impertinent
Declension
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