\Im*per"ti*nence\, n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See
{Impertinent}.]
1. The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of
   pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.
2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or
   the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.
         We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of
         pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be
         understood.                           --Swift.
3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no
   value.
         There are many subtile impertinences learned in
         schools.                              --Watts.