insolent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.sə.lənt/ === Adjective === insolent (comparative more insolent, superlative most insolent) Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner. Synonym: impudent Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky Rude. Synonyms: disrespectful, impertinent, smart Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant insolent behaviour insolent child insolent remark ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === insolent (plural insolents) A person who is insolent. === Further reading === “insolent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “insolent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “insolent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Neilston == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnsolentem. First attested in 1653. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [in.suˈle̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [in.soˈlent] IPA(key): (Central) [in.suˈlen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [in.soˈlen] === Adjective === insolent m or f (masculine and feminine plural insolents) insolent ==== Derived terms ==== insolentment ==== Related terms ==== insolència === References === === Further reading === “insolent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “insolent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “insolent”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnsolentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.sɔ.lɑ̃/ Homophone: insolents === Adjective === insolent (feminine insolente, masculine plural insolents, feminine plural insolentes) insolent ==== Derived terms ==== insolemment ==== Related terms ==== insolence ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: insolent === Further reading === “insolent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin insolens. === Adjective === insolent m (feminine singular insolenta, masculine plural insolents, feminine plural insolentas) insolent ==== Derived terms ==== insolentament ==== Related terms ==== insoléncia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French insolent, from Latin insolens. === Adjective === insolent m or n (feminine singular insolentă, masculine plural insolenți, feminine/neuter plural insolente) insolent ==== Declension ====