Definition of impertinence in English:

impertinence

nounɪmˈpəːtɪnənsɪmˈpəːt(ə)nənsˌɪmˈpərt(ə)nəns

mass noun

Lack of respect; rudeness.
they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion
Example sentencesExamples
- And politicians have the impertinence, not to mention the brass neck, to continue to wonder why the public is disillusioned with them.
- Nevertheless, unlike other years, several of the participants seem to have minds and personalities of their own, an impertinence that hasn't gone down well with the judging panel.
- The impertinence of inviting us to such a mean banquet!
- On one side the North Atlantic, the metallic colour of frozen-to-death, smashes and grabs at the impertinence of human habitation with corpse-white fists.
- I have been in politics a while - not long enough, obviously - but I have been in politics a while and I have seen some examples of impertinence, cheek, and gall, but that last speech beats them all.
Synonyms
rudeness, insolence, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespectfulness, incivility
impudence, cheek, cheekiness, audacity, temerity, effrontery, nerve, gall, boldness, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, presumptuousness, presumption, forwardness
informal brass, brass neck, neck, face, front, cockiness
British informal sauce
Scottish informal snash
North American informal sass, sassiness, nerviness, chutzpah
informal, dated hide, crust
archaic malapertness
rare procacity, assumption

Rhymes

appurtenance, pertinence

Definition of impertinence in US English:

impertinence

nounˌimˈpərt(ə)nənsˌɪmˈpərt(ə)nəns

Lack of respect; rudeness.
they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion
Example sentencesExamples
- Nevertheless, unlike other years, several of the participants seem to have minds and personalities of their own, an impertinence that hasn't gone down well with the judging panel.
- And politicians have the impertinence, not to mention the brass neck, to continue to wonder why the public is disillusioned with them.
- The impertinence of inviting us to such a mean banquet!
- I have been in politics a while - not long enough, obviously - but I have been in politics a while and I have seen some examples of impertinence, cheek, and gall, but that last speech beats them all.
- On one side the North Atlantic, the metallic colour of frozen-to-death, smashes and grabs at the impertinence of human habitation with corpse-white fists.
Synonyms
rudeness, insolence, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespectfulness, incivility

词汇	impertinence
释义	Definition of impertinence in English: impertinence nounɪmˈpəːtɪnənsɪmˈpəːt(ə)nənsˌɪmˈpərt(ə)nəns mass noun Lack of respect; rudeness. they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion Example sentencesExamples And politicians have the impertinence, not to mention the brass neck, to continue to wonder why the public is disillusioned with them. Nevertheless, unlike other years, several of the participants seem to have minds and personalities of their own, an impertinence that hasn't gone down well with the judging panel. The impertinence of inviting us to such a mean banquet! On one side the North Atlantic, the metallic colour of frozen-to-death, smashes and grabs at the impertinence of human habitation with corpse-white fists. I have been in politics a while - not long enough, obviously - but I have been in politics a while and I have seen some examples of impertinence, cheek, and gall, but that last speech beats them all. Synonyms rudeness, insolence, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespectfulness, incivility impudence, cheek, cheekiness, audacity, temerity, effrontery, nerve, gall, boldness, brazenness, brashness, shamelessness, presumptuousness, presumption, forwardness informal brass, brass neck, neck, face, front, cockiness British informal sauce Scottish informal snash North American informal sass, sassiness, nerviness, chutzpah informal, dated hide, crust archaic malapertness rare procacity, assumption Rhymes appurtenance, pertinence Definition of impertinence in US English: impertinence nounˌimˈpərt(ə)nənsˌɪmˈpərt(ə)nəns Lack of respect; rudeness. they gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion Example sentencesExamples Nevertheless, unlike other years, several of the participants seem to have minds and personalities of their own, an impertinence that hasn't gone down well with the judging panel. And politicians have the impertinence, not to mention the brass neck, to continue to wonder why the public is disillusioned with them. The impertinence of inviting us to such a mean banquet! I have been in politics a while - not long enough, obviously - but I have been in politics a while and I have seen some examples of impertinence, cheek, and gall, but that last speech beats them all. On one side the North Atlantic, the metallic colour of frozen-to-death, smashes and grabs at the impertinence of human habitation with corpse-white fists. Synonyms rudeness, insolence, impoliteness, unmannerliness, bad manners, lack of civility, discourtesy, discourteousness, disrespectfulness, incivility
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