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Complete Definition of "insolence"

English
Etymology
From Latin insolentia

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. arrogant|Arrogant conduct; insulting, bold behaviour or attitude.

#* 5th century BCE, w:Aristotle|Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric, w:Bekker numbers|II.1389b11,
#*: Wit is well-bred insolence.

Translations
Finnish: röyhkeys, julkeus
Portuguese: insolência f

Derived terms
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