Insolence \In"so*lence\, v. t.
To insult. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Insolence \In"so*lence\, n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See
Insolent.]
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1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness
manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of
others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.
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Flown with insolence and wine. --Milton.
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3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
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Loaded with fetters and insolences from the
soldiers. --Fuller.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
insolence
n 1: the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take
liberties [syn: crust, gall, impertinence, impudence,
cheekiness, freshness]
2: an offensive disrespectful impudent act
WordNet (r) 2.0
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "insolence":
arrogance, assumption, audacity, bold front, boldness,
brash bearing, brashness, brass, brassiness, bravado,
brazen boldness, brazenness, bumptiousness, callousness, cheek,
cheekiness, chutzpah, cockiness, contempt, contemptuousness,
daring, daringness, defial, defiance, defying, derision, despite,
discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, dishonor, disparagement,
disregard, disrespect, disrespectfulness, gall, hardihood,
hardness, hardness of heart, heart of stone, heroics, hubris,
impenitence, impenitentness, impertinence, improvidence,
imprudence, impudence, indiscretion, induration, injudiciousness,
irrepentance, irreverence, lack of respect, nonrepentance,
obduracy, overboldness, overcarelessness, overconfidence,
oversureness, overweening, overweeningness, pertness, presumption,
presumptuousness, rashness, ridicule, rudeness, sauciness,
seared conscience, temerariousness, temerity, unabjectness,
unchariness, uncontriteness, unwariness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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