impertinence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an impudent statement
  2. noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  3. noun inappropriate playfulness

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.

In classic literature

Synonyms

impudence, cheek

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