insolent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɪn.sə.lənt/ (UK, US)
Etymology
PIE word *swé From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”).
Meanings
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Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky
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Rude.
insolent behaviour
insolent child
Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…]the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts, the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosus,[…]!”
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:insolent remark
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more insolent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most insolent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
insolently · insolentness · overinsolent
Relateds
Synonyms
lordly · toploftical · flip · full of oneself · cheeky · thrasonic · smart · flaunting · hankty · insubordinate · dicacious · forward · bombastic · biggity · offensive · stuck up · saucy · facey · high and mighty · bold · uppy · haught · toplofty · la-di-da · tumid · highfalutin · brazen-faced · egotistical · cocky · presumptuous · cocket · orgulous · disrespectful · flatulent · buggish · arrogant · snooty · insolent · holier-than-thou · entitled · supercilious · stout · grandiose · brazen · hubristical · authoritarian · impudent · snotty · haughty · high-handed · insolent · brassy · turgid · chesty · cocky · inflated · high-hat · audacious · hubristic · uppity · puffed up · flippant · blustery · bold-faced · airy · impertinent · domineering · haut · big-headed · get wise · imperious · pompous · pert · cute · familiar · vain · overbearing · snobbish · overweening · sanctimonious · chutzpadik · turgescent · glorious · thrasonical · conceited · upstage · disdainful · boastful · ostentatious · impious · uppish · impudent · bold as brass · hoity-toity · irreverent · arrogant · priggish · self-important · bold · malapert · petulant · fresh · pretentious · sassy · impertinent
Translations (128)
id kurang ajar (insulting in manner or words) · sv oförskämd (rude) · de ungebührlich (rude) · ru вызыва́ющий (insulting in manner or words) · de insolent (rude) · pl niegrzeczny (rude) · ru на́глый (insulting in manner or words) · el αυθάδης (insulting in manner or words) · vi hỗn (insulting in manner or words) · hu pökhendi (insulting in manner or words) · kea atrividu (rude) · sk hrubý (insulting in manner or words) · fi röyhkeä (insulting in manner or words) · pl bezwstydny (insulting in manner or words) · ru наха́льный (insulting in manner or words) · ru наха́льный (rude) · hy անպատկառ (insulting in manner or words) · sk bezočivý (insulting in manner or words) · hy հանդուգն (insulting in manner or words) · ru высокоме́рный (insulting in manner or words) · de patzig (rude) · ru на́глый (rude) · pdt schwiendriest (insulting in manner or words) · bg наха́лен (rude) · pl chamski (rude) · ga soibealta (insulting in manner or words) · fi tyly (rude) · ru де́рзкий (insulting in manner or words) · es insolente (insulting in manner or words) · cs drzý (insulting in manner or words) · vi xấc láo (insulting in manner or words) · be дзёрзкі (rude) · bg арога́нтен (insulting in manner or words) · de verletzend (insulting in manner or words) · kea atrevide (rude) · es procaz (rude) · be наха́бны (insulting in manner or words) · de beleidigend (insulting in manner or words) · vi hỗn hào (insulting in manner or words) · nl brutaal (insulting in manner or words) · de unverschämt (rude) · uk наха́бний (insulting in manner or words) · pl arogancki (insulting in manner or words) · es insolente (rude) · mi whakatīkai (insulting in manner or words) · gv neuyeeillagh (insulting in manner or words) · ru гру́бый (rude) · fi röyhkeä (rude) · pt insolente (rude) · de dreist (rude) · ia insolente (rude) · hu szemtelen (insulting in manner or words) · vi lếu láo (insulting in manner or words) · de dummdreist (rude) · cs hrubý (insulting in manner or words) · uk зухва́льний (insulting in manner or words) · gv daaney (insulting in manner or words) · uk зухва́лий (rude) · pt insolente (insulting in manner or words) · mk наха́лен (insulting in manner or words) · eo insolenta (rude) · de anmaßend (rude) · vi hỗn láo (insulting in manner or words) · kea atrevide (insulting in manner or words) · fi loukkaava (insulting in manner or words) · be дзёрзкі (insulting in manner or words) · af astrant (insulting in manner or words) · de unverfroren (rude) · es achorado (insulting in manner or words) · ga drochmhúinte (insulting in manner or words) · ga soibealta (rude) · de überheblich (rude) · vi xấc xược (insulting in manner or words) · bg на́гъл (rude) · it insolente (insulting in manner or words) · cs hrubý (rude) · vi hỗn xược (insulting in manner or words) · it insolente (rude) · la īnsolēns (insulting in manner or words) · fr insolent (rude) · be зухва́льскі (insulting in manner or words) · vi láo (insulting in manner or words) · vi láo xược (insulting in manner or words) · de kaltschnäuzig (rude) · nl brutaal (rude) · pl zuchwały (rude) · uk наха́бний (rude) · ru де́рзкий (rude) · de schamlos (insulting in manner or words) · hu arcátlan (rude) · af onbeskof (insulting in manner or words) · de vorlaut (rude) · be зухва́льскі (rude) · ca insolent (rude) · hu pimasz (rude) · ca insolent (insulting in manner or words) · bg наха́лен (insulting in manner or words) · kea atrividu (insulting in manner or words) · mi toroihi (insulting in manner or words) · af onbeskaamd (insulting in manner or words) · cs nestydatý (insulting in manner or words) · bg дъ́рзък (rude) · af onbeleefd (insulting in manner or words) · id bajingan (rude) · vi láo lếu (insulting in manner or words) · sk drzý (insulting in manner or words) · be наха́бны (rude) · fr insolent (insulting in manner or words) · vi lăng loàn (insulting in manner or words) · la procāx (insulting in manner or words) · sk hrubý (rude) · uk зухва́лий (insulting in manner or words) · gv mooaralagh (insulting in manner or words) · uk зухва́льний (rude) · pl zuchwały (insulting in manner or words) · pl tupeciarski (insulting in manner or words) · de frech (rude) · pl bezczelny (insulting in manner or words) · ia insolente (insulting in manner or words) · de dummfrech (rude) · sk drzý (rude) · oc insolent (insulting in manner or words) · gl insolente (insulting in manner or words) · eo insolenta (insulting in manner or words) · mk др́зок (insulting in manner or words) · grc αὐθάδης (insulting in manner or words) · pl hucpiarski (insulting in manner or words) · pl impertynencki (insulting in manner or words)