Associations to the word «Impertinence»

Wiktionary

IMPERTINENCE, noun. (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
IMPERTINENCE, noun. (countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
IMPERTINENCE, noun. (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
IMPERTINENCE, noun. Insolence.

Dictionary definition

IMPERTINENCE, noun. An impudent statement.
IMPERTINENCE, noun. The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.
IMPERTINENCE, noun. Inappropriate playfulness.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope