Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impertinent

/ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: im-per-ti-nent
IPA: /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

adj

Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

Archaic

noun

An impertinent individual.

Example Sentences

"“Divine receptacle of excellence, let it not be deemed impertinent, or deviating from the rules of propriety, if I propound one queſtion which now labours in my breaſt; aſſuring me firſt, you will not let the ſceptre of true judgment depart from your right hand.”"
"Curious speculations, and the contemplation of things that are impertinent to us, and do not concern us, nor serve to promote our happiness, are but a more specious and ingenious sort of idleness"
"How impertinent that grief was which served no end!"
"Get near fat Mr. Dutton, and behind the screen of his prodigious elbow, you will be comfortably recessed from curious impertinents."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English impertinent, from Middle French impertinent, from Old French impertinent, from Latin impertinēns; by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ten-, impertinent, impertinēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/
British English: /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more impertinent (comparative) most impertinent (superlative) impertinents (plural)

Derived Forms

impertinently impertinentness unimpertinent

Frequently Paired Words

impudent

Synonyms

nonpertinent fresh impudent overbold smart saucy sassy wise

Antonyms

pertinent relevant

Questions

How do you pronounce impertinent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nənt/.
What does impertinent mean?: Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
Where does impertinent come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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