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impertinent

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/
  • US: /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/
  • US, rare: /ɪmˈpɝt.nənt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P ER1 T AH0 N AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nonpertinent

Antonyms: pertinent, relevant

3

noun

Meaning 3

An impertinent individual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

improperly forward or bold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • don't be fresh with me
  • impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
  • an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
  • Don't get wise with me!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fresh, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not pertinent to the matter under consideration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an issue extraneous to the debate
  • the price was immaterial
  • mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: irreverent, pert, saucy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.

Across languages

Translations

89 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անպատկառ (anpatkaṙ) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Armenian: հանդուգն (handugn) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Bulgarian: нагъл (nagǎl) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Bulgarian: нахален (nahalen) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Catalan: impertinent — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Czech: nestydatý — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Czech: drzý — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Czech: impertinentní — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Danish: uforskammet — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Dutch: impertinent — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Esperanto: malrespekta — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Esperanto: impertinenta — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Finnish: asiaton — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Georgian: თავხედი (tavxedi) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Georgian: კადნიერი (ḳadnieri) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Georgian: უხეში (uxeši) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • German: unverschämt — insolent, ill-mannered
  • German: impertinent — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Greek: αγενής (agenís) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Hungarian: szemtelen — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Hungarian: szégyentelen — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Hungarian: arcátlan — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Hungarian: durcás — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Hungarian: pofátlan — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Irish: brusanta — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Irish: dosartha — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Irish: sonnta — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Irish: tagrach — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Irish: soibealta — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Italian: impertinente — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Italian: sfacciato — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Latin: procax — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Macedonian: др́зок (dŕzok) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Macedonian: на́хален (náhalen) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Māori: whakatīkai — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Marathi: धृष्ट (dhŕṣṭa) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Marathi: उद्धट (uddhaṭ) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Plautdietsch: onheeflich — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Plautdietsch: onveschämt — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: bezczelny — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: arogancki — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: bezwstydny — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: hucpiarski — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: impertynencki — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: tupeciarski — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Polish: zuchwały — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Portuguese: impertinente — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Russian: де́рзкий (dérzkij) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Russian: наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Russian: на́глый (náglyj) — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Slovak: impertinentný — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Slovak: bezočivý — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Spanish: impertinente — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Spanish: maleducado — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Swedish: uppstudsig — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Swedish: oförskämd — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Swedish: näsvis — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Swedish: impertinent — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Tagalog: balaugi — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Thai: ไร้มารยาท — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Thai: ไร้ยางอาย — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Turkish: yüzsüz — insolent, ill-mannered
  • Bulgarian: неуместен, неподходящ (neumesten, nepodhodjašt) — irrelevant
  • Czech: nemístný — irrelevant
  • Danish: uvedkommende — irrelevant
  • Danish: irrelevant — irrelevant
  • Dutch: irrelevant — irrelevant
  • Finnish: epärelevantti — irrelevant
  • Finnish: asiaankuulumaton — irrelevant
  • German: irrelevant — irrelevant
  • German: unwichtig — irrelevant
  • Hungarian: lényegtelen — irrelevant
  • Macedonian: неу́месен (neúmesen) — irrelevant
  • Macedonian: непо́годен (nepógoden) — irrelevant
  • Macedonian: несоо́дветен (nesoódveten) — irrelevant
  • Macedonian: безна́чаен (beznáčaen) — irrelevant
  • Marathi: अप्रस्तुत (aprastut) — irrelevant
  • Marathi: गैरलागू (gairlāgū) — irrelevant
  • Polish: niestosowny — irrelevant
  • Polish: niemający związku — irrelevant
  • Romanian: impertinent — irrelevant
  • Russian: неуме́стный (neuméstnyj) — irrelevant
  • Russian: неподходя́щий (nepodxodjáščij) — irrelevant
  • Russian: неотнося́щийся (neotnosjáščijsja) — irrelevant
  • Slovak: irelevantný — irrelevant
  • Slovak: nepodstatný — irrelevant
  • Swedish: ovidkommande — irrelevant
  • Swedish: irrelevant — irrelevant
  • Turkish: alakasız — irrelevant