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impertinences

impertinences is the plural of impertinence.

Meaning of impertinence

Noun

impertinence (countable and uncountable, plural impertinences)

  1. (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
  2. (countable) 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)
  3. (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
  4. 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.

Words near impertinences in the dictionary

  1. impersuasibleness
  2. impersuasibly
  3. impertinacies
  4. impertinacy
  5. impertinence
  6. impertinences
  7. impertinencies
  8. impertinency
  9. impertinent
  10. impertinently
  11. impertinentness

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