impudens

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ pudēns.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪm.pʊ.dẽːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈim.pu.dens]

Adjective

impudēns (genitive impudentis, comparative impudentior, superlative impudentissimus, adverb impudenter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. shameless, without shame, arrogant, impudent
2. (by extension) not ashamed of immoral behavior

   Synonyms: superbus, ferōx, īnsolēns, arrogāns

   Antonym: pudēns

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	impudēns			impudentēs	impudentia
genitive	impudentis			impudentium
dative	impudentī			impudentibus
accusative	impudentem	impudēns		impudentīs impudentēs	impudentia
ablative	impudentī impudente	impudentī		impudentibus
vocative	impudēns			impudentēs	impudentia

Derived terms

• impudenter
• impudentia

Descendants

• Catalan: impudent
• English: impudent
• French: impudent
• Galician: impudente
• Italian: impudente
• Spanish: impudente
• Portuguese: impudente

References

• “impudens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “impudens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• impudens in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “impudens”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.