impertinent

impertinent
impertinent (adj.) late 14c., "unconnected, unrelated, not to the point," from O.Fr. impertinent (14c.) or directly from L.L. impertinentem (nom. impertinens) "not belonging," lit. "not to the point," from assimilated form of L. in- "not, opposite of" (see IN- (Cf. in-) (1)) + pertinens (see PERTINENT (Cf. pertinent)). Sense of "rudely bold" is 1680s, from earlier sense of "not appropriate to the situation," probably modeled on similar use in French, especially by Molière, from notion of meddling with what is beyond one's proper sphere.

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  • impertinent — impertinent, ente [ ɛ̃pɛrtinɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIVe; bas lat. impertinens « qui ne convient pas » 1 ♦ Vx Qui n est pas pertinent; qui est contre la raison, le bon sens. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Vx Qui agit ou parle mal à propos, sottement. 3 ♦ Vieilli Qui joint… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • impertinent — impertinent, ente (im pèr ti nan, nan t ) adj. 1°   Qui ne touche pas, ne se rapporte pas à ce dont il s agit. •   Ces raisons là, très impertinentes pour supprimer un mot, ne laissent pas d en empêcher l usage, VAUGEL. Rem. t. I, p. 94, dans… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • impertinent — IMPERTINÉNT, Ă, impertinenţi, te, adj., s.m. şi f. (Om) obraznic. – Din fr. impertinent, lat. impertinens, ntis. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Impertinent ≠ politicos, tacticos Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • Impertinent — Im*per ti*nent, a. [F., fr. L. impertinens, entis; pref. im not + pertinens. See {Pertinent}.] 1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impertinent — Adj unverschämt per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. impertinent, dieses aus l. impertinēns ungehörig, unpassend , zu l. pertinēre zu etwas gehören, sich beziehen auf, sich erstrecken und negierendem l.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • impertinent — impertinent, officious, meddlesome, intrusive, obtrusiveare applied to persons and their acts and utterances and mean exceeding or tending to exceed the bounds of propriety regarding the interposition of oneself in another person s affairs.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • impertinent — Impertinent, [impertin]ente. adjectif. Qui parle ou qui agit contre la raison, contre la discretion, contre la bien seance. C est l homme du monde le plus impertinent. il est bien impertinent d avoir dit cela. Il se dit aussi, Des actions, des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • impertinent — I (insolent) adjective abusive, arrogant, assuming, audacious, bellicose, bold, brash, brazen, cavalier, churlish, coarse, contempt, contemptuous, contumacious, contumelious, defiant, derisive, discourteous, disdainful, disrespectful, flippant,… …   Law dictionary

  • Impertinent — Im*per ti*nent, n. An impertinent person. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impertinent — [im pʉrt′ n ənt] adj. [OFr < LL impertinens] 1. not pertinent; having no connection with a given matter; irrelevant 2. not showing proper respect or manners; saucy; insolent; impudent 3. Rare not suitable to the circumstances; inappropriate… …   English World dictionary

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