INSOLENT Meaning of INSOLENT in English adj. offensively contemptuous or arrogant; insulting. Derivatives: insolence n. insolently adv. Etymology: ME, 'arrogant', f. L insolens (as IN-(1), solens pres. part. of solere be accustomed) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012