characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
“a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”
adjective
not revering god
Word Forms
irreverence
noun
a disrespectful act
impertinence
noun
inappropriate playfulness
pertness
noun
quality of being lively and confident
godlessness
noun
the doctrine or belief that there is no God
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
respektlos
Mangel an gebührendem Respekt oder Verehrung zeigen
🇫🇷French
irrévérencieux
faire preuve d'un manque de respect ou de vénération
🇪🇸Spanish
irreverente
mostrando falta de debido respeto o veneración
🇮🇹Italian
irriverente
mostrando mancanza del dovuto rispetto o venerazione
🇳🇱Dutch
oneerbiedig
blijk geven van gebrek aan respect of verering
🇵🇹Portuguese
irreverente
mostrando falta do devido respeito ou veneração
🇷🇺Russian
непочтительный
демонстрируя отсутствие должного уважения или почитания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेअदब
उचित सम्मान या सम्मान की कमी दिखाना
🇧🇩Bengali
অসম্মান
যথাযথ সম্মান বা শ্রদ্ধার অভাব দেখাচ্ছে
🇮🇳Tamil
மரியாதையற்ற
உரிய மரியாதை அல்லது வணக்கம் இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
గౌరవం లేని
తగిన గౌరవం లేదా ఆరాధన లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
अनादर
योग्य आदर किंवा पूजेचा अभाव दर्शवित आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
આદરહીન
યોગ્ય આદર અથવા આદરનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೌರವವಿಲ್ಲದ
ಸರಿಯಾದ ಗೌರವ ಅಥವಾ ಆರಾಧನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബഹുമാനമില്ലാത്ത
അർഹമായ ആദരവിൻ്റെയോ ആരാധനയുടെയോ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ
ਉਚਿਤ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے غیرت
مناسب احترام یا تعظیم کی کمی کو ظاہر کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不敬的
表现出缺乏应有的尊重或尊敬
🇯🇵Japanese
不遜な
正当な敬意や尊敬の欠如を示す
🇰🇷Korean
불경스러운
합당한 존경심이나 존경심이 부족함을 나타냄
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bất kính
thể hiện sự thiếu tôn trọng hoặc tôn kính
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่เคารพ
แสดงถึงการขาดความเคารพหรือความเคารพนับถือ
🇮🇩Indonesian
kurang sopan
menunjukkan kurangnya rasa hormat atau penghormatan
🇵🇭Filipino
walang pakundangan
pagpapakita ng kawalan ng nararapat na paggalang o paggalang
🇲🇾Malay
tidak sopan
menunjukkan kurang rasa hormat atau penghormatan yang sewajarnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير موقر
إظهار عدم الاحترام الواجب أو التبجيل
🇮🇷Persian
بی احترامی
نشان دادن عدم احترام یا تکریم
🇹🇷Turkish
saygısız
gereken saygı veya hürmetin gösterilmediğini göstermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְזַלזֵל
מראה חוסר כבוד או הערצה ראויים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'irreverent'?
The primary meaning of 'irreverent' is 'showing lack of due respect or veneration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'irreverent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'irreverent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'irreverent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'irreverent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'irreverent' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'irreverent' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'irreverent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Neutral
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Which age group is most likely to use 'irreverent' in regular conversations?
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Adults (20-60)
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Would you classify 'irreverent' as formal, casual, or slang?
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