insolent
Meaning of insolent
- showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
she hated the insolent tone of his voice
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘extravagant, going beyond acceptable limits’): from Latin insolent- ‘immoderate, unaccustomed, arrogant’, from in- ‘not’ + solent- ‘being accustomed’ (from the verb solere ).
Information about insolent
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of insolent is: insolents.
- Languages in which insolent is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of insolent
in-so-lent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- insolent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
insolent synonyms
Meaning impudent:
Meaning audacious:
audacious, barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen
Meaning not showing proper respect; rude:
Meaning showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing:
Meaning not having or showing good manners:
Meaning offensively impolite or bad-mannered:
Meaning not having or showing good manners; rude:
Meaning discourteous; impolite:
Meaning showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people:
Meaning showing a lack of respect or courtesy; impolite:
Meaning defiant of authority; disobedient to orders:
Meaning showing contempt; scornful:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous:
Meaning self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way:
Meaning impudent or cheeky:
Meaning (of a person) bold or overfamiliar in manner:
Meaning disrespectful or scornfully abusive:
Meaning extremely offensive and insulting:
Meaning causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed:
Meaning presumptuous towards someone, especially in a sexual way:
Meaning conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way:
Meaning insolent or impertinent:
Meaning cheeky or impertinent:
Meaning lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky:
Meaning easily agitated or alarmed; nervous:
Meaning (of behaviour) scornful and insulting; insolent:
Meaning boldly disrespectful; impudent:
insolent antonyms
Meaning having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people:
Translation of insolent
- German: unverschämt, schamlos, unverfroren
- Italian: insolente, impudente, baldanzoso
Anagrams of insolent
Intensol, listenon, Lotensin, sentonil, Tensilon
Words that rhyme with insolent
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