Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insolency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-so-len-cy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being insolent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of insolence.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnsolentia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

insolencies (plural)

Questions

What does insolency mean?
The quality of being insolent.
Where does insolency come from?
Borrowed from Latin īnsolentia.

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