# impudent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/ · frequency rank #55,509

## Definitions
1. Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
2. Lacking modesty or shame; indelicate.

## Etymology
From Middle English impudent, originally meaning immodest, shameless, from Latin impudēns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- + pudere (“to feel shame”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impudent