HyperDic: insolent

English > 2 senses of the word insolent:
ADJECTIVEallinsolent, impudent, snotty-nosed, flipmarked by casual disrespect
allinsolent, audacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-facedunrestrained by convention or propriety
insolent > pronunciation
Soundsih'nsahlahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > insolent: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningmarked by casual disrespect.
Synonymsimpudent, snotty-nosed, flip
BroaderdisrespectfulExhibiting lack of respect
Spanishdescarado, fresco, frívolo, insolente
Catalaninsolent
Nounsinsolencean offensive disrespectful impudent act
insolencethe trait of being rude and impertinent
English > insolent: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningunrestrained by convention or propriety.
Example "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
Synonymsaudacious, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced
BroaderunashamedUsed of persons or their behavior
Spanishdescarado, impudente, insolente
Catalandescarat, insolent
Nounsinsolencethe trait of being rude and impertinent
Adverbsinsolentlyin an insolent manner

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