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im·per·ti·nence
/
ɪmˈpɜr
tn
əns
/
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im-
pur
-tn-
uh
ns
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noun
1.
unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.
2.
impertinent
quality or action.
3.
something
impertinent
, as an act or statement.
4.
an
impertinent
person.
5.
irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity.
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Origin:
1595–1605;
impertin(ency)
+
-ence
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World English Dictionary
impertinence
or
impertinency
(ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns)
—
n
1.
disrespectful behaviour or language; rudeness; insolence
2.
an impertinent act, gesture, etc
3.
rare
lack of pertinence; irrelevance; inappropriateness
impertinency
or
impertinency
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
impertinence
c.1600, from Fr. impertinence, from impertinent (see
impertinent
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Thus began, with my shocking
impertinence
, my first lesson in network
nervousness.
With a touch of
impertinence
, teens top the tennis world.
It was a peculiar and astonishing piece of
impertinence
.
If you do not choose to understand me, forgive my
impertinence
.
It is an
impertinence
, and it is not likely to give pleasure.
Where more than twenty interpretations hold the field, the addition of one more cannot be deemed an
impertinence
.
One mark of a good prime minister is the ability to suffer
impertinence
with good grace.
His discourse at such times was cheerful without levity or
impertinence
, and instructive without stiffness or austerity.
Inevitably, there was restlessness within the group, sometimes even
impertinence
.
Degas had sent him a letter of such
impertinence
that the falling out had been for good.
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