IMPERTINENCE


Meaning of IMPERTINENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)im-ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s, -ˈpərt-nən(t)s ]

noun

Date: 1603

1. : the quality or state of being impertinent: as

a. : irrelevance , inappropriateness

b. : incivility , insolence

2. : an instance of impertinence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.