insolent

insolent
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. impertinent, impudent, offensive, arrogant; see proud 2 , rude 2 .
See Synonym Study at impertinent , proud .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.
[IN suh lunt]
boldly disrespectful, arrogant.
Insolent youths disrupted the class.
SYN.: disrespectful, bold, impertinent, impudent, arrogant, *nervy, *smart-alecky, *wise, *flip, cheeky, insulting.
ANT.: respectful, deferential, courteous
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, haughty, high-and-mighty, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior. Idiom: on one's high horse. See ATTITUDE. 2. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang: wise1. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY.

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  • insolent — insolent, ente [ ɛ̃sɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • 1495; lat. insolens « qui n a pas l habitude de » 1 ♦ Cour. Dont le manque de respect est offensant. ⇒ effronté , grossier, impertinent, impoli, impudent. Un enfant insolent avec ses parents. L argent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • insolent — insolent, ente (in so lan, lan t ) adj. 1°   Qui perd le respect, en parlant des personnes. •   Tout homme insolent est en abomination au Seigneur, SACI Bible, Prov. de Salomon, XVI, 5. •   Voilà les petites peccadilles dont il [un mari] l accuse …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Insolent — In so*lent, a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, entis, pref. in not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.] [1913 Webster] 1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If one chance to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insolent — INSOLÉNT, Ă, insolenţi, te, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Obraznic, impertinent; neruşinat; necuviincios. – Din fr. insolent, lat. insolens, ntis. Trimis de valeriu, 20.11.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  Insolent ≠ politicos Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • insolent — INSOLENT, [insol]ente. adj. Trop hardy, effronté, qui perd le respect, qui blesse la modestie. Extremement insolent. insolent au dernier point. il est si insolent que de s asseoir, de se couvrir devant son maistre. voyez comment il respond à ses… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • insolent — Adj unverschämt per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. īnsolēns ( entis), eigentlich: ungewöhnlich , zu l. solēre pflegen, gewohnt sein und l. in . Abstraktum: Insolenz.    Ebenso nndl. insolent, ne. insolent …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Insolent — (v. lat.), 1) ungewöhnlich; 2) ungebührlich, übermüthig; daher Insolenz, Ungebührlichkeit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Insolént — (lat., franz.), ungebührlich, unverschämt, frech; Insolénz, Frechheit, Unverschämtheit …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Insolént — (lat.), ungebührlich, anmaßend, frech; Insolénz, Unverschämtheit, Frechheit …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Insolent — Insolent, lat. deutsch, ungebührlich, übermüthig; Insolenz, ungebührliches, übermüthiges Benehmen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • insolent — I adjective abusive, arrogant, assuming, audacious, bellicose, bold, brazen, bumptious, contemptuous, contumacious, contumax, contumelious, defiant, derisive, discourteous, disdainful, disobedient, disobliging, disregardful, disrespectful,… …   Law dictionary

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