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impudence Definition

im·pu·dence (im′pyo̵̅o̅ dəns)

noun

  1. the quality of being impudent
  2. impudent speech or behavior

Etymology: OFr < L impudentia

impudence Synonyms

impudence

n.

insolence, impertinence, effrontery; see rudeness.

impudence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Is not that the very man Frank had the impudence to bring here last Tuesday week?

Adjective modifier

  • such: Wherever has one seen such impudence or such courage?
  • placid: Bowing from his great height, which overtopped even the Oriental's, he said with placid impudence: " Good evening, sir.
impudence Quotes

I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face.

—Ruskin,John

   Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, But good men starve for want of impudence.

—Dryden,John