impudencen.

/ˈɪmpjʊdəns/

Forms: Also Middle English in-.

Etymology: < Latin impudēntia shamelessness, noun of quality < impudēns impudent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix. Impud-ence has the form of suffix derived through Old French, while impudency has that formed directly < Latin; but French impudence is recorded only from 1539 (Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

The quality or fact of being impudent.

†1. Shamelessness; immodesty, indelicacy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > immodesty or indelicacy

impudencec1386

impudicity1528

petulancy1537

impudency1548

petulancea1600

unmodesty1599

immodesty1609

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋317 [Twigs of Pride] There is..Arrogance. Inpudence [v.r. Impudence]..Insolence..and many another twig.

1406 T. Hoccleve La Male Regle 62 My lustes blynde han causid thee to varie Fro me thurgh my folie and inpudence.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 170 King. Vpon thy certainty and confidence, What dar'st thou venter? Hell. Taxe of impudence, A strumpets boldnesse, a divulged shame.

1682 S. James Deposition 9 Oct., in Hereford Consistory Court Rec. (Herefordshire County Rec. Office: HD4/4/3) lf. 180 This deponent, blushing to see soe much impudence betwixt the said persons, immediatly went out of the same Chamber.

1712 J. Digby tr. Epicurus Morals 37 'Tis very well known, that Crates and Diogenes have made Profession of Beastly Impudence, even in publick Places.

a. Shameless effrontery; insolent disrespect, insolence; unabashed presumption.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun]

hardiessec1300

boldness1377

malapertness?a1439

over-boldnessc1450

insolencya1513

protervitya1527

impudency1529

sauce malapert1529

petulancy1537

procacitya1538

audacity1545

sauceliness1552

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hardihood1594

outfacing1598

audaciousness1599

impudentness1599

petulancea1600

impertinency1609

impertinence1612

impudencea1616

procacya1620

affrontedness1640

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front1653

insolence1668

affrontery1679

assurance1699

effrontery1715

affrontiveness1721

swagger1725

imperence1765

cheek1823

sassiness1834

cheekiness1838

pawk1855

gall1882

chutzpah1886

face1890

mouth1891

crust1900

rind1901

smarting1902

hide1916

brass neck1937

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 55 I ne're heard yet, That any of these bolder Vices wanted Lesse Impudence to gaine-say what they did, Then to performe it first.

1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. i. xiv. 25 The impudence of a certain Monk called Tetzel, exceeded so farre, as to presume to sell the Indulgences.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 92 Some with Impudence invade the Court.

1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. iv. 86 Who will have the Impudence to hinder us!

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xiii. 110 ‘Confound his impudence,’ muttered Squeers.

1884 D. Pae Eustace 69 He gave me a deal of impudence..just now.

b. with an and plural. A piece of impudence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > instance or piece of

insolencea1492

insolency1591

impertinency1620

impertinence1622

impudency1624

chutzpah1853

brazenry1868

impudence1885

1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) I. 413 Any kind of head-covering was a weakness, or an impudence.

c. Applied to an impudent person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person

bolda1400

capron hardya1477

malaperta1529

jackanapes1534

past-shame1553

saucea1556

saucy-face1566

outfacer1579

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Jack sauce?1590

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impertinence1611

impertinent1612

insolency1613

insolenta1616

brass-face1647

flapsea1652

impudence1671

bold-face1692

ironface1697

Corinthian1699

scandal-proof1699

saucy-box1702

busker1728

insolence1740

effronterist1776

pert1785

nash-gab1816

card1853

pawk1855

sass-box1856

a one1880

cockapert1881

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love ii. 20 Peace, impudence; and see my face no more.

3. In a good or neutral sense: Freedom from shamefastness; cool confidence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > cool confidence > [noun]

impudencyc1610

impudencea1640

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ss/2 Off my dejected looks, and welcome impudence: My daring shall be Deity, to save me.

1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia ii. i. 29 Learned Lawyer, of little practice, for want of Impudence.

1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 233 I..will tell you with the utmost impudence that I esteem much more his Person, than his Works.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 259 I had not enterprise nor impudence enough to venture from my concealment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impudence
释义	impudencen. /ˈɪmpjʊdəns/ Forms: Also Middle English in-. Etymology: < Latin impudēntia shamelessness, noun of quality < impudēns impudent adj. and n.: see -ence suffix. Impud-ence has the form of suffix derived through Old French, while impudency has that formed directly < Latin; but French impudence is recorded only from 1539 (Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). The quality or fact of being impudent. †1. Shamelessness; immodesty, indelicacy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > immodesty or indelicacy impudencec1386 impudicity1528 petulancy1537 impudency1548 petulancea1600 unmodesty1599 immodesty1609 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋317 [Twigs of Pride] There is..Arrogance. Inpudence [v.r. Impudence]..Insolence..and many another twig. 1406 T. Hoccleve La Male Regle 62 My lustes blynde han causid thee to varie Fro me thurgh my folie and inpudence. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 170 King. Vpon thy certainty and confidence, What dar'st thou venter? Hell. Taxe of impudence, A strumpets boldnesse, a divulged shame. View more context for this quotation 1682 S. James Deposition 9 Oct., in Hereford Consistory Court Rec. (Herefordshire County Rec. Office: HD4/4/3) lf. 180 This deponent, blushing to see soe much impudence betwixt the said persons, immediatly went out of the same Chamber. 1712 J. Digby tr. Epicurus Morals 37 'Tis very well known, that Crates and Diogenes have made Profession of Beastly Impudence, even in publick Places. 2. a. Shameless effrontery; insolent disrespect, insolence; unabashed presumption. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] hardiessec1300 boldness1377 malapertness?a1439 over-boldnessc1450 insolencya1513 protervitya1527 impudency1529 sauce malapert1529 petulancy1537 procacitya1538 audacity1545 sauceliness1552 forehead1564 hardihead1579 hardihood1594 outfacing1598 audaciousness1599 impudentness1599 petulancea1600 impertinency1609 impertinence1612 impudencea1616 procacya1620 affrontedness1640 brow1642 front1653 insolence1668 affrontery1679 assurance1699 effrontery1715 affrontiveness1721 swagger1725 imperence1765 cheek1823 sassiness1834 cheekiness1838 pawk1855 gall1882 chutzpah1886 face1890 mouth1891 crust1900 rind1901 smarting1902 hide1916 brass neck1937 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. ii. 55 I ne're heard yet, That any of these bolder Vices wanted Lesse Impudence to gaine-say what they did, Then to performe it first. View more context for this quotation 1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. i. xiv. 25 The impudence of a certain Monk called Tetzel, exceeded so farre, as to presume to sell the Indulgences. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 92 Some with Impudence invade the Court. View more context for this quotation 1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. iv. 86 Who will have the Impudence to hinder us! 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xiii. 110 ‘Confound his impudence,’ muttered Squeers. 1884 D. Pae Eustace 69 He gave me a deal of impudence..just now. b. with an and plural. A piece of impudence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > instance or piece of insolencea1492 insolency1591 impertinency1620 impertinence1622 impudency1624 chutzpah1853 brazenry1868 impudence1885 1885 T. Mozley Reminisc. Towns (ed. 2) I. 413 Any kind of head-covering was a weakness, or an impudence. c. Applied to an impudent person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > impudent person bolda1400 capron hardya1477 malaperta1529 jackanapes1534 past-shame1553 saucea1556 saucy-face1566 outfacer1579 impudent1586 Jack sauce?1590 brazen-face1602 impertinence1611 impertinent1612 insolency1613 insolenta1616 brass-face1647 flapsea1652 impudence1671 bold-face1692 ironface1697 Corinthian1699 scandal-proof1699 saucy-box1702 busker1728 insolence1740 effronterist1776 pert1785 nash-gab1816 card1853 pawk1855 sass-box1856 a one1880 cockapert1881 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love ii. 20 Peace, impudence; and see my face no more. 3. In a good or neutral sense: Freedom from shamefastness; cool confidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > cool confidence > [noun] impudencyc1610 impudencea1640 a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger False One iv. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ss/2 Off my dejected looks, and welcome impudence: My daring shall be Deity, to save me. 1688 T. Shadwell Squire of Alsatia ii. i. 29 Learned Lawyer, of little practice, for want of Impudence. 1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 233 I..will tell you with the utmost impudence that I esteem much more his Person, than his Works. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 259 I had not enterprise nor impudence enough to venture from my concealment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1386
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