English → Latin
“impudence” in Latin
cōnfīdō(+ Dative of the person and e + ablative of the thing or in/de + ablative) to be confident or assured of, confide in, beimpudēnsshameless, without shame, arrogant, impudent; not ashamed of immoral behaviordūrushard; rough; harsh; hardy; vigorousferreusiron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron; hard, cruel
The English word impudence itself goes back to Latin pudēns, through impudentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
impudence
Want of modesty, confidentia (e.g., videte quo vultu, qua confidentia dicant, Cic.): impudentia: os impudens, or durum, or ferreum: a man of consummate impudence, homo perfrictae frontis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for impudence?
- The usual Latin words for “impudence” are cōnfīdō, impudēns, dūrus; also ferreus. 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.