impertinent

1. 1.

   characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

   “a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

   Synonymsirreverentpertsaucy

   Similarspirited
2. 2.

   not pertinent to the matter under consideration

   “an issue extraneous to the debate”

   “the price was immaterial”

   “mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point”

   Synonymsextraneousimmaterialorthogonal

   Similarirrelevant
3. 3.

   improperly forward or bold

   “don't be fresh with me”

   “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”

   “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”

   “Don't get wise with me!”

   Synonymsfreshimpudentoverboldsmartsaucysassywise

   Similarforward

Questions about impertinent

What does impertinent mean?

impertinent means "characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in impertinent?

impertinent has 4 syllables: im-per-ti-nent. The stress falls on "per". In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpɝtənənt/.

What is another word for impertinent?

Close synonyms include irreverent, pert, saucy, extraneous, immaterial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is impertinent a common word?

impertinent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.