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impudence

[ im-pyuh-duhns ]

noun

  1. the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.

    Synonyms: boldness, brazenness, rudeness, pertness, lip, face, brass, impertinence, gall, nerve, sauce, presumption

    Antonyms: courtesy

  2. impudent conduct or language.
  3. Obsolete. lack of modesty; shamelessness.


impudence

/ ˈɪmpjʊdəns /

noun

  1. the quality of being impudent
  2. an impudent act or statement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of impudence1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin impudentia shamelessness. See impudent, -ence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impudence1

C14: from Latin impudēns shameless, from im- (not) + pudēns modest; see pudency
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Example Sentences

Plus, so much of the post-defenestration discourse around Santos assumes that his impudence, on its own, opens the door to his next act: Perhaps a reality TV series?

From Salon

It would never come into their heads to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.

From Salon

Apparently, that impudence is what provoked Greene into calling Boebert a bad name.

Apparently triggered by the liberal scholar’s impudence, Alito fired back, warning ominously, “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.”

"It is the height of the double-dealing and impudence peculiar to the U.S. to provoke first and then talk about the so-called 'responsible control over divergence of opinion,'" the commentary said.

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