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... insolent impertinent brazen cheeky audacious disrespectful saucy

Opposites

respectful polite modest deferential

Word family

Derived forms impudently

Related forms impudencepudency

Simplified etymology

Impudent comes from the Latin verb pudere, “to be ashamed.” In the Middle Ages it described someone lacking shame or modesty; the modern sense “presumptuous” or “cheeky” developed in the mid-16th century.

Etymology

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

impudens Latin pudere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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