impudent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɪmpjədənt/ UK /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj boldly disrespectful or impertinent The impudent boy stuck out his tongue at the magistrate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · boldly disrespectful or... insolentimpertinentbrazencheekyaudaciousdisrespectfulsaucy ↔ Opposites respectfulpolitemodestdeferential Word family Derived forms impudently Related forms impudencepudency Etymology AI details From Latin impudens (stem impudent-) ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest, ashamed'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame'). impudens Latin pudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # impudent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɪmpjədənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/ ## Meanings 1. boldly disrespectful or impertinent ## Examples - The impudent boy stuck out his tongue at the magistrate. ## Synonyms - insolent - impertinent - brazen - cheeky - audacious - disrespectful - saucy ## Antonyms - respectful - polite - modest - deferential ## Derived Forms - impudently ## Related Forms - impudence - pudency ## Roots and Affixes - Root: impudens - Root: pudere ## Etymology From Latin impudens (stem impudent-) ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest, ashamed'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame'). ## AI Etymology Impudent comes from Latin impudens (stem impudent-) ('shameless'), from in- ('not') + pudens ('modest, ashamed'), present participle of pudere ('to feel shame'). The etymological trail includes Latin impudens and Latin pudere. As an adjective, impudent means boldly disrespectful or impertinent. The same family is visible in derived forms such as impudently and related forms such as impudence and pudency. 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown