Meaning of Impertinence | Babel Free
ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənsDefinitions
- Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
- An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
- The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
- Insolence; impudence.
Equivalents
العربية
الصلافة
Dansk
uforskammethed
Deutsch
Belanglosigkeit
Irrelevanz
Unangebrachtheit
Unbedeutendheit
Unbedeutsamkeit
Unerheblichkeit
Ungehörigkeit
Unmaßgeblichkeit
Unverfrorenheit
Unverschämtheit
Unwichtigkeit
Zumutung
Français
impertinence
Gaeilge
brusaireacht
cócaireacht
dosaireacht
dradaireacht
pastaireacht
plucaireacht
smuigíneacht
tagracht
táthaireacht
teallaireacht
한국어
건방
Latina
impertinentia
Polski
arogancja
bezczelność
bezwstydność
hardość
hucpiarstwo
impertynencja
impertynenckość
zuchwalstwo
zuchwałość
Português
impertinência
Română
impertinență
Русский
неуместность
Examples
“"Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence.”
“"Because," interrupted the actress, "I see things exactly as they are. I calculate my effects, but they do not deceive myself; you, on the contrary, live in a world of illusions, where every thing is called by such an exceedingly fine name, that it seems a downright impertinence to ascertain what it really is."”
“The musical has always had a lightness of touch, an impertinence that resembles gay humor.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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