impertinence Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an impudent statement
cheek; impudence.
noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
freshness; crust; impudence; cheekiness; gall; insolence.
noun inappropriate playfulness
archness; perkiness; pertness; sauciness.

Cf. F. impertinence. See Impertinent.

The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be understood. Swift.
That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value.
There are many subtile impertinences learned in schools. Watts.