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impudence
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun impudence has 2 senses
- impudence(n = noun.communication) cheek, impertinence - an impudent statement; Array is a kind of discourtesy, disrespect
- impudence(n = noun.attribute) cheekiness, crust, freshness, gall, impertinence, insolence - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; Array is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness
Derived form adjective impudent2
has particulars: chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah
Derived form adjective impudent2
CIDE DICTIONARY
impudence, n. [L. impudentia: cf. F. impudence. See Impudent.].
The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; lack of modesty. [1913 Webster]
"Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny."
[1913 Webster]
"Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit)
Usurp the chair of wit."
Usurp the chair of wit."
Syn. -- Shamelessness; audacity; insolence; effrontery; sauciness; impertinence; pertness; rudeness.
THESAURUS
impudence
arrogance, audacity, back talk, backchat, bold front, boldness, brash bearing, brashness, brass, brassiness, bravado, brazen boldness, brazenfacedness, brazenness, bumptiousness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, cockiness, contempt, contemptuousness, daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, dishonor, disparagement, disregard, disrespect, disrespectfulness, effrontery, face of brass, flippancy, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, heroics, hubris, impertinence, impoliteness, improvidence, imprudence, incivility, indiscretion, injudiciousness, insolence, irreverence, lack of respect, lip, mouth, overboldness, overcarelessness, overconfidence, oversureness, overweeningness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, rashness, ridicule, rudeness, sauce, sauciness, shamelessness, side, temerariousness, temerity, unchariness, unwarinessROGET THESAURUS
impudence
Insolence
N insolence, haughtiness, arrogance, airs, overbearance, domineering, tyranny, impertinence, sauciness, flippancy, dicacity, petulance, procacity, bluster, swagger, swaggering, bounce, terrorism, assumption, presumption, beggar on horseback, usurpation, impudence, assurance, audacity, hardihood, front, face, brass, shamelessness, effrontery, hardened front, face of brass, assumption of infallibility, saucebox, insolent, haughty, arrogant, imperious, magisterial, dictatorial, arbitrary, high-handed, high and mighty, contumelious, supercilious, overbearing, intolerant, domineering, overweening, high-flown, flippant, pert, fresh, cavalier, saucy, forward, impertinent, malapert, precocious, assuming, would-be, bumptious, bluff, brazen, shameless, aweless, unblushlng, unabashed, brazen, boldfaced-, barefaced-, brazen-faced, dead to shame, lost to shame, impudent, audacious, presumptuous, free and easy, devil-may-care, rollicking, jaunty, janty, roistering, blustering, hectoring, swaggering, vaporing, thrasonic, fire eating, full of sound and fury, with a high hand, ex cathedra, one's bark being worse than his bite, beggars mounted run their horse to death, quid times? Caesarem vehis, wagahai wa (expressing superiority).
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