n. | 1. | The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness. |
2. | Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility. | |
3. | That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no value. |
Noun | 1. | impertinence - an impudent statement |
2. | impertinence - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | |
3. | impertinence - inappropriate playfulness |