Definition of IMPENITENT

impenitent

Meanings

Plural: impenitents

Adjective

  • not penitent or remorseful

Adjective Satellite

  • impervious to moral persuasion

Adj

  • Not penitent; specifically (Christianity), not repenting of one's sins; unrepentant.

Noun

  • One who is not penitent.

Origin / Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English impenitent (“not penitent, unrepentant”), from Latin impaenitentem, the accusative feminine or masculine singular of impaenitēns (“unrepentant”), from im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + paenitēns (“contrite, penitent, regretting, repenting”) (the present active participle of paeniteō (“to be sorry, regret; to cause to repent; to repent”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate; to hurt”)). By surface analysis, im- + penitent.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

Antonyms

penitent, repentant

Scrabble Score: 14

impenitent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
impenitent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
impenitent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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