Added 10 October 2026
impertinence
/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ noun
In Latin: impertinentia Wiktionary
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- Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
- An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
- The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.
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