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Latin
Etymology
From in- (“un-”) + soleō (“I am used to”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
īnsolēns (genitive īnsolentis, comparative īnsolentior, adverb īnsolenter); third-declension one-termination adjective
- unusual
- arrogant, haughty, insolent
- Synonyms: superbus, ferōx, arrogāns, impudēns
- Antonym: pudēns
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Descendants
References
- “insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “insolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- insolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to be puffed up with pride: insolentia, superbia inflatum esse
- insolens in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016