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impudent

adj · 4 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/
  • General-American: /ˈɪmpjədn̩t/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The impudent children would not stop talking in class.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bold, brazen-faced, insolent, audacious, get wise, bold-faced, bold as brass, brassy, brazen, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocket, cute, dicacious, facey, familiar, flippant, flip, forward, fresh, impious, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, malapert, pert, petulant, sassy, saucy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

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, impertinent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

marked by casual disrespect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a flip answer to serious question
  • the student was kept in for impudent behavior

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: insolent, snotty-nosed, flip

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English impudent, originally meaning immodest, shameless, from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- + pudere (“to feel shame”).

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: наха́бны (naxábny) — not showing due respect
  • Belarusian: зухва́льскі (zuxválʹski) — not showing due respect
  • Belarusian: дзёрзкі (dzjórzki) — not showing due respect
  • Bulgarian: дъ́рзък (dǎ́rzǎk) — not showing due respect
  • Bulgarian: наха́лен (nahálen) — not showing due respect
  • Bulgarian: безочли́в (bezočlív) — not showing due respect
  • Bulgarian: на́гъл (nágǎl) — not showing due respect
  • Catalan: impudent — not showing due respect
  • Catalan: impertinent — not showing due respect
  • Catalan: insolent — not showing due respect
  • Chinese Mandarin: 放肆 (fàngsì) — not showing due respect
  • Crimean Tatar: arsız — not showing due respect
  • Czech: drzý — not showing due respect
  • Czech: nestydatý — not showing due respect
  • Czech: nestoudný — not showing due respect
  • Danish: næsvis — not showing due respect
  • Dutch: brutaal — not showing due respect
  • Esperanto: aroganta — not showing due respect
  • Esperanto: senhonta — not showing due respect
  • Finnish: röyhkeä — not showing due respect
  • Finnish: häpeämätön — not showing due respect
  • Finnish: hävytön — not showing due respect
  • Finnish: julkea — not showing due respect
  • French: impudent — not showing due respect
  • French: impertinent — not showing due respect
  • Georgian: უპატივცემულო (uṗaṭivcemulo) — not showing due respect
  • Georgian: თავხედი (tavxedi) — not showing due respect
  • Georgian: უტიფარი (uṭipari) — not showing due respect
  • Georgian: ურცხვი (urcxvi) — not showing due respect
  • German: frech — not showing due respect
  • German: respektlos — not showing due respect
  • German: schamlos — not showing due respect
  • German: impertinent — not showing due respect
  • German: dreist — not showing due respect
  • German: unverfroren — not showing due respect
  • German: unverschämt — not showing due respect
  • Greek: θρασύς (thrasýs) — not showing due respect
  • Hungarian: szemtelen — not showing due respect
  • Hungarian: pimasz — not showing due respect
  • Hungarian: arcátlan — not showing due respect
  • Indonesian: lancang — not showing due respect
  • Indonesian: kurang ajar — not showing due respect
  • Irish: aisfhreagrach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: anbhal — not showing due respect
  • Irish: athchainteach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: dailtíneach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: deiliúsach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: gíománta — not showing due respect
  • Irish: neamhshotalach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: ogmartha — not showing due respect
  • Irish: seiceallach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: smuilcíneach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: soibealta — not showing due respect
  • Irish: sotalach — not showing due respect
  • Irish: streabhógach — not showing due respect
  • Italian: impertinente — not showing due respect
  • Italian: sfrontato — not showing due respect
  • Italian: impudente — not showing due respect
  • Latin: procax — not showing due respect
  • Latin: impudens — not showing due respect
  • Limburgish: vrech — not showing due respect
  • Macedonian: др́зок (dŕzok) — not showing due respect
  • Macedonian: на́хален (náhalen) — not showing due respect
  • Māori: tahataha — not showing due respect
  • Persian: گستاخ (gostâx) — not showing due respect
  • Persian: بیادب (bi-adab) — not showing due respect
  • Plautdietsch: onheeflich — not showing due respect
  • Plautdietsch: onveschämt — not showing due respect
  • Polish: bezczelny — not showing due respect
  • Polish: arogancki — not showing due respect
  • Polish: bezwstydny — not showing due respect
  • Polish: hucpiarski — not showing due respect
  • Polish: impertynencki — not showing due respect
  • Polish: tupeciarski — not showing due respect
  • Polish: zuchwały — not showing due respect
  • Portuguese: impudente — not showing due respect
  • Portuguese: insolente — not showing due respect
  • Portuguese: descarado — not showing due respect
  • Russian: де́рзкий (dérzkij) — not showing due respect
  • Russian: наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) — not showing due respect
  • Russian: на́глый (náglyj) — not showing due respect
  • Slovak: drzý — not showing due respect
  • Slovak: bezočivý — not showing due respect
  • Spanish: insolente — not showing due respect
  • Spanish: descarado — not showing due respect
  • Spanish: fresco — not showing due respect
  • Spanish: impertinente — not showing due respect
  • Spanish: impudente — not showing due respect
  • Swedish: näsvis — not showing due respect
  • Swedish: uppnosig — not showing due respect
  • Swedish: oförskämd — not showing due respect
  • Tagalog: dansay — not showing due respect
  • Thai: ทะลึ่ง (tá-lʉ̂ng) — not showing due respect
  • Thai: อาจเอื้อม (àat-ʉ̂ʉam) — not showing due respect
  • Thai: หยาบคาย (yàap-kaai) — not showing due respect
  • Turkish: arsız — not showing due respect
  • Ukrainian: наха́бний (naxábnyj) — not showing due respect
  • Ukrainian: зухва́лий (zuxvályj) — not showing due respect
  • Ukrainian: зухва́льний (zuxválʹnyj) — not showing due respect
  • Ukrainian: безсоромний (bezsoromnyj) — not showing due respect