Impenitent
/ɪmˈpɛnɪtənt/noun
Not feeling or showing regret for wrongdoing.
Did you know?Impenitent comes from the same Latin root as penance, so it literally names someone who refuses the very act of repentance or atonement.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
impaenitēns
“not repenting; unrepentant”
Late Latin
Latin
impaenitēntem
“not penitent, not repentant”
Old French
Old French
impenitent
“unrepentant”
14th Century
English
impenitent
“not repentant; refusing to feel remorse”
Modern English
English
impenitent
“not feeling or showing regret for wrongdoing”