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Impertinence vs Impertinency - What's the difference?

impertinence | impertinency |

As nouns the difference between impertinence and impertinency

is that impertinence is (uncountable) lack of pertinence; irrelevance while impertinency is irrelevancy; impertinence; an instance of such.

impertinence

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.
  • (countable) An instance of this; a moment of being impertinent.
  • (uncountable) The fact or character of being out of place; inappropriateness.
  • insolence.

    • impertinency

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Irrelevancy; impertinence; an instance of such.
  • Absurdity; inappropriateness; an instance of such.
  • Insolence; an instance of such.

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