Impudence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impudent statement

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpjˈuːdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpjˈuːdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpjˈuːdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpjˈuːdəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cheek impertinence cheekiness freshness gall crust insolence

Word Forms

impudent	adjective	improperly forward or bold
cheek	verb	speak impudently to
crusty	adjective	brusque and surly and forbidding
impertinent	adjective	improperly forward or bold
insolent	adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
cheeky	adjective	offensively bold
fresh	adjective	improperly forward or bold

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Frechheit

eine unverschämte Aussage

🇪🇸Spanish

descaro

una declaración imprudente

🇮🇹Italian

impudenza

una dichiarazione impudente

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeschaamdheid

een onbeschaamde verklaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrevimento

uma declaração insolente

🇷🇺Russian

наглость

дерзкое заявление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धृष्टता

एक निर्भीक बयान

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বোধতা

একটি নির্বোধ বক্তব্য

🇮🇳Tamil

துடுக்குத்தனம்

ஒரு முட்டாள்தனமான அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

దురభిమానం

ఒక అవమానకరమైన ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्धटपणा

एक निर्लज्ज विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દોષતા

એક અસ્પષ્ટ નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜತೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

ഒരു ധിക്കാരപരമായ പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਵਕੂਫ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حیائی

ایک جاہلانہ بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厚颜无耻

无礼的言论

🇯🇵Japanese

厚かましさ

厚かましい発言

🇰🇷Korean

뻔뻔함

무례한 발언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xấc xược

một lời tuyên bố thiếu lịch sự

🇹🇭Thai

ความอวดดี

คำพูดที่ไม่สุภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelancangan

sebuah pernyataan kurang ajar

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-galang

isang walang pakundangan na pahayag

🇲🇾Malay

kurang ajar

kenyataan kurang ajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفاقة

بيان وقح

🇮🇷Persian

گستاخی

یک بیانیه گستاخانه

🇹🇷Turkish

küstahlık

küstahça bir açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּצפָּה

אמירה חוצפה

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The primary meaning of 'impudence' is 'an impudent statement'.

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'impudence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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