impudence

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cheek insolence impertinence sauciness crust freshness gall audacity effrontery rudeness shamelessness pertness cheekiness front face
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Antonyms

respect consideration diplomacy courtesy esteem humility
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Hypernyms

disrespect rudeness discourtesy

Hyponyms

chutzpah chutzpa hutzpah

Related terms

impudent

Phrases with the word

absolute impudence

Examples

Impudence is the worst of all human diseases. Euripides

Because Impudence is a Vice, it does not follow that Modesty is a Virtue; it is built upon Shame, a Passion in our Nature, and may be either Good or Bad according to the Actions perform'd from that Motive. Bernard Mandeville

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism. Alexander Hamilton

Satiation, like any state of vitality, always contains a degree of impudence, and that impudence emerges first and foremost when the sated man instructs the hungry one. Anton Chekhov

Wealth, howsoever got, in England makes lords of mechanics, gentlemen of rakes; Antiquity and birth are needless here; 'Tis impudence and money makes a peer. Daniel Defoe

It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60). Joseph Campbell

Close letter words and terms

impuberal impuberate impuberty impudency impudent impudent child