Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impertinence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Impertinence \Im*per"ti*nence\, n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See
{Impertinent}.]
1. The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of
pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or
the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of
pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be
understood. --Swift.
3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no
value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in
schools. --Watts.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
impertinence
n 1: an impudent statement [syn: {impudence}, {cheek}]
2: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take
liberties [syn: {crust}, {gall}, {impudence}, {insolence},
{cheekiness}, {freshness}]
3: inappropriate playfulness [syn: {perkiness}, {pertness}, {sauciness},
{archness}]
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