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insolency

insolency noun: the quality of being insolent.

Noun

insolency (countable and uncountable, plural insolencies)

  1. The quality of being insolent.
  2. An act of insolence.

Forms of insolency

pluralinsolencies

Origin of insolency

Borrowed from Latin īnsolentia.

Questions about insolency

What does insolency mean?
Insolency means the quality of being insolent.
What part of speech is insolency?
Insolency is a noun.
What is the plural of insolency?
The plural of insolency is insolencies.

Words near insolency in the dictionary

  1. insolence
  2. insolenced
  3. insolences
  4. insolencies
  5. insolencing
  6. insolency
  7. insolent
  8. insolently
  9. insolentness
  10. insolents
  11. insoles

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