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insolent

/ˈɪnsələnt/IN-suh-luhnt
/ˈɪnsələnt/IN-suh-luhnt

Meaningunusual or haughty

Common meaning: boldly rude or disrespectful

Journey through time

  1. Latininsolens‘unusual or haughty’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsunusual or haughty → arrogantinsolent‘arrogant’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsarrogant → boldly rude or disrespectfulinsolent‘boldly rude or disrespectful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin insolens ‘unusual or haughty’.

Roots

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