impudence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈɪmpjədəns/ UK /ˈɪmpjʊdəns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
bold, shameless disrespect or insolence

He had the impudence to demand a raise after weeks of absence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · bold, shameless disrespect... insolence impertinence effrontery audacity cheekbrazennessnerve

Opposites

politeness respect deference modesty

Word family

Related forms impudentpudencypudendum

Etymology

From Latin impudentia ('shamelessness'), from impudens ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame').

impudentia Latin pudere Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# impudence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪmpjədəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪmpjʊdəns/

## Meanings
1. bold, shameless disrespect or insolence

## Examples
- He had the impudence to demand a raise after weeks of absence.

## Synonyms
- insolence
- impertinence
- effrontery
- audacity
- cheek
- brazenness
- nerve

## Antonyms
- politeness
- respect
- deference
- modesty

## Related Forms
- impudent
- pudency
- pudendum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: impudentia
- Root: pudere

## Etymology
From Latin impudentia ('shamelessness'), from impudens ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame').

## AI Etymology
Impudence comes from Latin impudentia ('shamelessness'), from impudens ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame'). The etymological trail includes Latin impudentia and Latin pudere. As a noun, impudence means bold, shameless disrespect or insolence. The same family is visible in related forms such as impudent, pudency, and pudendum. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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