impertinence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impertinence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impertinence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impertinence n an impudent statement [syn: impudence, cheek, impertinence] the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties Synonym(s): crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness inappropriate playfulness Synonym(s): impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impertinence \Imper"tinence\, n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See {Impertinent}.] 1. The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness. 2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility. We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood. --Swift. 3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value. There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. --Watts.