impertinences
impertinences is the plural of impertinence.
Meaning of impertinence
Noun
impertinence (countable and uncountable, plural impertinences)
- Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
- An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
- "Enough, sir! " he thundered with barely restrained fury. "Enough, I say! Once and for all I must endeavour to rid myself of you and your impertinence.1867, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, chapter VI, in The Gambler, translated by C. J. Hogarth^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gambler_(1867)/VI)
- The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
- Insolence; impudence.
- "Because," interrupted the actress, "I see things exactly as they are. I calculate my effects, but they do not deceive myself; you, on the contrary, live in a world of illusions, where every thing is called by such an exceedingly fine name, that it seems a downright impertinence to ascertain what...1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 198–199
Questions about impertinences
- What is impertinences the plural of?
- Impertinences is the plural of impertinence.
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