IMPERTINENCE


Meaning of IMPERTINENCE in English

/im perr"tn euhns/ , n.

1. unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence.

2. impertinent quality or action.

3. something impertinent, as an act or statement.

4. an impertinent person.

5. irrelevance, inappropriateness, or absurdity.

[ 1595-1605; IMPERTIN(ENCY) + -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .