insolence

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sə.ləns/ === Noun === insolence (countable and uncountable, plural insolences) Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude. c. 1908–52, W.D. Ross, transl., The Works of Aristotle, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Rhetoric, II.1389b11, by Aristotle, →OCLC, page 636: They are fond of fun and therefore witty, wit being well-bred insolence. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. (obsolete) The quality of being unusual or novel. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === insolence (third-person singular simple present insolences, present participle insolencing, simple past and past participle insolenced) (obsolete) To insult. === Anagrams === incensole, selenonic == French == === Etymology === From Latin īnsolentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɔ.lɑ̃s/ === Noun === insolence f (plural insolences) insolence ==== Related terms ==== insolent === Further reading === “insolence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012