impertinence

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- +‎ pertinent. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/, (rare) /ɪmˈpɝt.nəns/ === Noun === impertinence (countable and uncountable, plural impertinences) (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance. (countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent. (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness. (countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃s/ === Noun === impertinence f (plural impertinences) impertinence === Further reading === “impertinence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012