|
|
- pronunciation:
- Im
py
dnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
tending to cause anger or irritation in others by bold disrespect.
The impudent young fellow tweaked my nose and called me a fool.- synonyms:
- brash, cheeky, fresh, impertinent, insolent, mouthy, nervy, pert, sassy, saucy, wise
- antonyms:
- deferential, humble
- similar words:
- audacious, bold, brassy, brazen, bumptious, discourteous, disrespectful, flip, flippant, forward, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, presumptuous, rude, smart, uncivil, unmannerly, upstart, wiseass
|
| related words: |
barefaced, familiar, overconfident |
adverb + (adj.)impudent
either, little
(adj.)impudent
+ noun
answer, authority, face, finger, glance, grin, look, mind, mockery, nose, question, rule, servant, tone, wit
|
| derivations: |
impudently (adv.), impudentness (n.) |
The word impudent
contains the following part:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
imbalance, immaculate, immaterial, immature, immediate, immiscible, immobile, immodest, immortal, immovable, immune, immutable, impalpable, impartial, impassable, impatient, impeccable, impecunious, impenitent, imperfect, impermeable, impermissible, impersonal, imperturbable, impervious, implacable, implausible, impolite, imponderable, impossible, impotent, impregnable, improper, impropriety, improvise, imprudent, impudent, impunity, impure
|