impenitent

[ im-pen-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

1. not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate.

   Synonyms: uncontrite, unrepentant, hardened

impenitent

/ ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt /

adjective

1. not sorry or penitent; unrepentant

Derived Forms

• imˈpenitence, noun
• imˈpenitently, adverb

Other Words From

• im·peni·tence im·peni·ten·cy im·peni·tent·ness noun
• im·peni·tent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of impenitent¹

1525–35; < Late Latin impaenitent- (stem of impaenitēns ) unrepentant. See im- ², penitent