characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
“a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”
adjective
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
“an issue extraneous to the debate”
adjective
improperly forward or bold
“don't be fresh with me”
Word Forms
impertinence
noun
inappropriate playfulness
pertness
noun
quality of being lively and confident
extraneousness
noun
unrelatedness by virtue of falling outside the matter at hand
immateriality
noun
complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
freshness
noun
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudence
noun
an impudent statement
sauciness
noun
inappropriate playfulness
sass
noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
unverschämt
zeichnet sich durch eine leicht kecke und überschwängliche Qualität aus
🇪🇸Spanish
impertinente
caracterizado por una calidad ligeramente atrevida y exuberante
🇮🇹Italian
impertinente
caratterizzato da una qualità leggermente impertinente ed esuberante
🇳🇱Dutch
onbeschaamd
gekenmerkt door een licht eigenzinnige en uitbundige kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
impertinente
caracterizado por uma qualidade levemente atrevida e exuberante
🇷🇺Russian
дерзкий
характеризуется слегка дерзким и ярким качеством
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धृष्ट
इसकी विशेषता हल्की-फुल्की और उत्साहपूर्ण गुणवत्ता है
🇧🇩Bengali
নির্বোধ
একটি হালকা pert এবং exuberant গুণ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
பொறுப்பற்றது
ஒரு லேசான பெர்ட் மற்றும் மிகையான தரம் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்
🇮🇳Telugu
అసంబద్ధమైన
తేలికైన పెర్ట్ మరియు విపరీతమైన నాణ్యతతో వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
अविचारी
हलक्या दर्जाच्या आणि विपुल गुणवत्तेद्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસ્પષ્ટ
હળવાશથી પર્ટ અને વિપુલ ગુણવત્તા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ
ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಪರ್ಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപ്രസക്തമായ
നേരിയ പെർറ്റും അതിമനോഹരമായ ഗുണനിലവാരവുമാണ് സവിശേഷത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਦਾਗ
ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕੇ ਪਰਟ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے غیرت
ایک ہلکے سے پرٹ اور شاندار معیار کی طرف سے خصوصیات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无礼的
具有轻微活泼和旺盛的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
生意気な
軽く刺激的で活気に満ちた品質が特徴です
🇰🇷Korean
무례한
약간 의젓하고 활기 넘치는 품질이 특징입니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xấc xược
được đặc trưng bởi chất lượng nhẹ nhàng và phóng khoáng
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง
โดดเด่นด้วยคุณภาพที่บางเบาและมีชีวิตชีวา
🇮🇩Indonesian
kurang ajar
ditandai dengan kualitas yang ringan dan bersemangat
🇵🇭Filipino
walang pakialam
nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng isang bahagyang pert at masayang kalidad
🇲🇾Malay
kurang ajar
dicirikan oleh kualiti yang ringan dan meriah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
وقح
تتميز بجودة خفيفة ومفعمة بالحيوية
🇮🇷Persian
گستاخ
با کیفیت کمی جذاب و نشاط آور مشخص می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
küstah
hafif küstah ve coşkulu bir kaliteyle karakterize edilir
🇮🇱Hebrew
חָצוּף
מאופיין באיכות קלה ושופעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'impertinent'?
The primary meaning of 'impertinent' is 'characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'impertinent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'impertinent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'impertinent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'impertinent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'impertinent' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'impertinent' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'impertinent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'impertinent' in regular conversations?
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