What does insolent mean?

insolent means "marked by casual disrespect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insolent?

insolent has 3 syllables: in-so-lent. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnsələnt/.

What is another word for insolent?

Close synonyms include impudent, snotty-nosed, flip, audacious, barefaced. 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 insolent a common word?

insolent 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.

insolent — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked by casual disrespect
“a flip answer to serious question”
“the student was kept in for impudent behavior”
Synonymsimpudent snotty-nosed flip
Similardisrespectful
2.
unrestrained by convention or propriety
“an audacious trick to pull”
“a barefaced hypocrite”
“the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim”
“bald-faced lies”
“brazen arrogance”
“the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress”
Synonymsaudacious barefaced bodacious bald-faced brassy brazen brazen-faced
Similarunashamed

Questions about insolent

What does insolent mean?: insolent means "marked by casual disrespect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in insolent?: insolent has 3 syllables: in-so-lent. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnsələnt/.
What is another word for insolent?: Close synonyms include impudent, snotty-nosed, flip, audacious, barefaced. 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 insolent a common word?: insolent 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for insolent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
marked by casual disrespect
“a flip answer to serious question”
“the student was kept in for impudent behavior”
Synonymsimpudent snotty-nosed flip
Similardisrespectful
2.
unrestrained by convention or propriety
“an audacious trick to pull”
“a barefaced hypocrite”
“the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim”
“bald-faced lies”
“brazen arrogance”
“the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress”
Synonymsaudacious barefaced bodacious bald-faced brassy brazen brazen-faced
Similarunashamed

Questions about insolent

What does insolent mean?: insolent means "marked by casual disrespect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in insolent?: insolent has 3 syllables: in-so-lent. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnsələnt/.
What is another word for insolent?: Close synonyms include impudent, snotty-nosed, flip, audacious, barefaced. 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 insolent a common word?: insolent 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.

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