Impudent
/ˈɪm.pjʊ.dənt/noun
Showing rude boldness or disrespect.
Did you know?Impudent comes from Latin impudens, built from in- + pudens (“shamefaced”), and its root is tied to pudor, the ancient idea of shame, modesty, and social restraint.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peu̯d-
“to be ashamed, feel shame”
Latin
Latin
pudere
“to be ashamed”
Latin
Latin
pudens
“shamefaced, modest”
Latin
Latin
impudens
“shameless, immodest”
Middle English
Anglo-French
impudent
“shameless, lacking modesty”
Modern English
English
impudent
“rude, disrespectfully bold”