| ADJECTIVE | all | irreverent | showing lack of due respect or veneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | irreverent, impertinent, pert, saucy | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality | |
| all | irreverent, godless | not revering god |
| Sounds | ihreh'verahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | showing lack of due respect or veneration. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | aweless, awless, disrespectful | Neither feeling nor showing respect |
| blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred | |
| See also | disrespectful | Exhibiting lack of respect |
| Opposite | reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration |
| Spanish | irreverente | |
| Catalan | irreverent | |
| Nouns | irreverence | a disrespectful act |
| Adverbs | irreverently | without respect |
| irreverently | in an irreverent manner | |
| Meaning | Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" | |
| Synonyms | impertinent, pert, saucy | |
| Broader | spirited | Displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness |
| Spanish | descarado, fresco, impertinente, insolente | |
| Catalan | descarat, fresc, impertinent, insolent | |
| Meaning | not revering god. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | godless | |
| Broader | impious | lacking piety or reverence for a god |
| Spanish | irreverente | |
| Catalan | irreverent | |
| Nouns | irreverence | an irreverent mental attitude |
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