Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.

    Unverfrorenheit, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit

    на́глостьnáglostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo, де́рзостьdérzostʹ

    наха́бствоnaxábstvo, наха́бністьnaxábnistʹ, зухва́льствоzuxválʹstvo

  2. (countable, uncountable)Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.

  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The quality of being unusual or novel.

More definitions
  • an offensive disrespectful impudent act
  • the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Examples

12 sentences
  1. I reprimanded him for his insolence.

    ruЯ отчитал его за дерзость. — megaton

    deIch wies ihn wegen seiner Unverschämtheit zurecht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I won't approve of your insolence.

  3. I can't put up with his insolence.

    ruЯ терпеть не могу его наглость. — Lenin_1917

    deIch kann seine Frechheit nicht ertragen. — xtofu80

  4. Your wry insolence will not be rewarded.

  5. Your insolence comes from your messianic complex.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude:
Русский
By meaning 1
arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude:

Origin

From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.

From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.

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Forms

plural: insolences
Singularinsolence
Pluralinsolences

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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