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“impertinence” in Latin
importūnitāsunsuitableness, unfitness; incivility, impoliteness, rudeness, insolenceprocācitāsboldness, shamelessness, impudencepetulānspert, saucy, impudent, wanton; freakish; petulantabsurditāsdissonance, incongruity, absurdityīnsulsitāstastelessness, insipidity, dullness; silliness, absurdityineptiasilliness, folly, absurditynūgaejokes, jests; trifles; worthless people
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impertinence
Irrelevancy, Vid:
Impudent rudeness, etc., importunitas (troublesome character or behavior): contumelia sibi ab aliquo imposita (the insult, by deed or word, offered to one by anybody): procacitas: petulantia, or *inurbana alicujus procacitas or petulantia.
Foolishness of words, deeds, etc., absurditas († Claudius, Mam., 3, 11): insulsitas (insipidity; bad taste): res inepta (as thing). Impertinences, ineptiae, nugae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impertinence?
- The usual Latin words for “impertinence” are importūnitās, procācitās, petulāns; also absurditās, īnsulsitās, ineptia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.