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Definitions: Impious |
ImpiousAdjective1. Lacking piety or reverence for a god. 2. Lacking due respect or dutifulness; "impious toward one's parents"; "an undutiful son". 3. Lacking piety and reverence for a god. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "impious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Impious \Im"pi*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression impius; prefix im- not pius piou. See Pious.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: ImpiousSynonyms: undutiful (adj), ungodly (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: pious (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Impiety | Verb: be impious; Adjective:, profane, desecrate, blaspheme, revile, scoff; swear; (malediction); commit sacrilege. |
Adjective: impious; irreligious; desecrating;Verb: profane, irreverent, sacrilegious, blasphemous. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Impious |
| English words defined with "impious": Atheous ♦ blaspheme ♦ impiously ♦ Nefandous ♦ Southcottian ♦ Unpitious. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "impious": Amazia ♦ Ixion. (references) |
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 | Abominable; amoral; atrocious; base; contemptible; corrupt; debased; degenerate; depraved; devilish; dissolute; egregious; evil; fiendish; flagitious; foul; gross; guilty; heartless; heinous; immoral; impious; impish; incorrigible; indecent; iniquitous; i. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The good cannot have an impious servitor. |
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| "Impious" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.45% of the time. "Impious" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 95.45% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
impious | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "impious"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i paditur (accused, ignoramus, ignorant, incognizant, inconversant, not versed, respondent, unbeknown, uninformed, unlearned), jobesimtar (faithless, non believer, unbeliever, ungodly). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملحد (apostate, godless, infidel, libertine), غير ورع, غير تقي, عاق (baffle, balk, block, cramp, delay, derange, detain, deter, dirty, discourage, disloyal, disturb, embarrass, encumber, estop, handicap, hinder, hobble, hurt, impede, interrupt, penalize, preclude, prevent, retard, set back, shackle, stifle, thankless, thwart, tie up, trammel, trap, undutiful, ungrateful, unthankful). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нечестив (nefarious, profane, unclean, unhallowed, unholy), неблагочестив (ungodly). (various references) | |
Chinese | 不"诚. (various references) | |
Czech | bezbožný (godless, ungodly, unholy, wicked). (various references) | |
Dutch | profaan, oningewýd, onheilig, ongewýd, goddeloos (godless). (various references) | |
Farsi | ناپرهیزکار, کافر (Ethnic, Heathen, Infidel, Pagan, Paynim), خدانشناس (Atheist, Ungodly), بی دین (Irreligious, Paynim, Ungodly), بدکیش (Irreligious). (various references) | |
French | impie. (various references) | |
Frisian | goddeleas (godless). (various references) | |
German | pietätlos (impiously, irreligious, irreverent, irreverently), gottlos (godless, impiously, irreligious, profane, ungodly, unholy, wicked). (various references) | |
Greek | ασεβήσ (blasphemous, impertinent, irreverent, regardless, ungodly). (various references) | |
Hebrew | כופר (agnostic, apostate, atheist, disbeliever, godless, infidel, unbeliever). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vallástalan (irreligious), istentelen (freaking, godless, miscreant, pagan, paganish, ungodly, unholy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tak beriman. (various references) | |
Italian | empio (godless, heinous, ungodly, unholy). (various references) | |
Korean | 불 앙 (Faithlessness). (various references) | |
Manx | neuyeeaghtagh, meenoo (unhallowed, unholy), meechrauee (irreligious, undevout, ungodly), anchasherick (profane, unholy). (various references) | |
Norwegian | ugudelig. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | impiousay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | incrédulo (disboscation, incredulous, non believer, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, unbeliever, unbelieving, unfaithful), choque (affection, bump, choke, chunking, clash, collision, concussion, conflict, crash, dash, foul, impact, knock, shake, shock, smash, smashup, strain), ímpio (abysmal, godlike, graceless, ill-favored, ill-favoured, unblessed, ungodly, unhallowed, unholy). (various references) | |
Romanian | ticãlos (a bad egg, base, cad, canting, cur, dark, dirty, felon, foul, heel, hound, kite, knave, knavish, knavishly, low-minded, mean, meanly, miscreant, paltry, perverse, picaroon, rapscallion, rascal, rascally, recreant, reprobate, ruffian, scab, scabby, scamp, scoundrel, scurvy, serpentine, shabby, skunk, sneak, sneaking, vile, villain, villainous, wretch, wretched), profan (layman, profane, secular), lipsit de pietate. (various references) | |
Russian | нечестивый (godless, unholy, unrighteous). (various references) | |
Scottish | aingidh (wicked). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bezbožan (godless, miscreant, unfaithful, ungodly, unhallowed, unrighteous), bez poštovanja. (various references) | |
Spanish | impío (godless, profane, ungodly, unholy). (various references) | |
Swedish | ogudaktig (godless, ungodly, wicked), gudlös (godless, graceless, irreligious, ungodly, unhallowed). (various references) | |
Turkish | saygısız (brash, discourteous, disregardful, disrespectful, flip, flippant, hoggish, impertinent, impudent, inconsiderate, insolent, irreverent, rude, stroppy, undutiful, unfilial, ungalant, unmannerly), dinsiz (faithless, godless, heathenish, irreligious, profane, unbeliever, ungodly), dine saygısız, allah'sız (atheistic, godless, ungodly). (various references) | |
Ukranian | нечестивий (castaway, godless, irreligious, nefarious, profane, reprobate, unholy, unrighteous, wicked), нешанобливий (aweless, awless, disrespectful, flippant). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | không tín ngưỡng (miscreant), không kính Chúa, bất hiếu (unfilial). (various references) | |
Welsh | afrasol (graceless, ungracious). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | inreligiose, inreligiosi, inreligiositate, inreligioso, nefandorum, nefandos, nefarius, profana, profanas, profane, profanos, profanum, profanus, sacrilegos, sacrilegum, sacrilegus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "impious": impiously. (additional references) | |
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"Impious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impions, impius, impoi, inpious, Nimipu. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "impious" (pronounced 'Im"pi*ous'): Abdominous, Abiogenous, Ablatitious, Abnormous, Absentaneous, Absonous, Abstemious, Abstentious, Abstractitious, Acanthaceous, Acanthocarpous, Acanthocephalous, Acanthophorous, Acanthopodious, Acanthopterous, Acanthopterygious, Acarpellous, Acarpous, Acclivitous, Acclivous, Acephalous, Acetabuliferous, Acetarious, Acetous, Achilous, Achlamydeous, Acholous, Achromatous, Achroous, Achylous, Achymous, Acidiferous, Acidulous, Acinaceous, Acotyledonous, Acrimonious, Acrocarpous, Acrogenous, Acronyctous, Acrosporous, Acrotomous, Actinophorous, Aculeous, Acuminous, Addititious, Adelphous, Adenophorous, Adenophyllous, Adenous, Adiaphorous, Adipocerous, Adipogenous, Adipous, Adipsous, Adjectitious, Adoptious, Adscititious, Adulterous, Aduncous, Advantageous, Adventitious, Adventurous, Adversarious, Aeneous, Aeriferous, AEruginous, AEstuous, Aetheogamous, Affabrous, Affectuous, Agalactous, Agamous, Agatiferous, Agynous, Alacrious, Albugineous, Albuminiferous, Albuminiparous, Alburnous, Algous, Aliferous, Aligerous, Alimonious, Alkalious, Alliaceous, Allochroous, Allogamous, Allogeneous, Allomerous, Allonymous, Alluvious, Altisonous, Aluminiferous, Aluminous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amatorious, Ambaginous, Ambagious, Ambidextrous, Ambigenous, Ambiguous, Ambilevous, Ambiparous, Ambitious, Amentaceous, Amentiferous, Ammonitiferous, Amnigenous, Amoebous, Amorous, Amorphous, Amphibious, Amphibolous, Amphigamous, Amphigenous, Amphigonous, Amphipodous, Amphistomous, Ampullaceous, Amurcous, Amyelous, Amygdalaceous, Amygdaliferous, Amylaceous, Amyous, Anacanthous, Anacardiaceous, Anachronous, Anadromous, Analogous, Anandrous, Anantherous, Ananthous, Anarthropodous, Anarthrous, Anasarcous, Anatiferous, Androcephalous, Andropetalous, Androphagous, Androtomous, androus, Anemorphilous, Anenterous, Anfractuous, Angiocarpous, Angiomonospermous, Angiospermatous, Angiospermous, Angiosporous, Angiostomous, Anguineous, Angulous, Anhelous, Anhistous, Anhydrous, Anisodactylous, Anisomerous, Anisopetalous, Anisophyllous, Anisostemonous, Anisotropous, Annelidous, Annotinous, Annoyous, Anodynous, Anomaloflorous, Anomalous, Anomophyllous, Anonaceous, Anonymous, Anserous, Antecedaneous, Antenniferous, Antheriferous, Antherogenous, Anthocarpous, Anthophagous, Anthophilous, Anthophorous, Anthraciferous, Anthropomorphous, Anthropophagous, Antibillous, Anticontagious, Anticous, Antidromous, Antilogous, Antimonious, Antipathous, Antipetalous, Antisepalous, Antistrumous, Antitypous, Antivariolous, Anurous, Anxious, Apellous, Apetalous, Aphanipterous, Aphidivorous, Aphidophagous, Aphthous, Aphyllous, Apiaceous, Apocarpous, Apodous, Apostematous, Aproctous, Apterous, Apyrous, Aqueous, Aquiferous, Aquiparous, Araceous, Araneous, Arbitrarious, Arboreous, Arborous, Archaeostomatous, Arduous, Ardurous, Arenaceous, Arenarious, Arenulous, Argentiferous, Argentous, Argillaceous, Argilliferous, Argillo-calcareous, Argillous, Armiferous, Armigerous, Aromatous, Arrenotokous, Arreptitious, Arseniferous, Arsenious, Artificious, Artiodactylous, Arundiferous, Arundinaceous, Arundineous, Asbestous, Ascigerous, Ascititious, Asclepiadaceous, Ascriptitious, Asomatous, Asparaginous, Aspermatous, Aspermous, Asperous, Assassinous, Assiduous, Astriferous, Astucious, Asymmetrous, asynchronous, Athalamous, Atheous, Athermanous, Athermous, Atheromatous, Atokous, Atrabilious, Atramentaceous, Atramentarious, Atrocious, Atropous, Atrous, Attiguous, Audacious, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurantiaceous, Aurichalceous, Auriferous, Aurivorous, Aurocephalous, Aurous, Auspicious, Autocephalous, Autoecious, Autogamous, Automatous, Autonomous, Avaricious, Avarous, Avenaceous, Avenious, Avidious, Azotous, Azureous, Azygous, Azymous, Bacciferous, Baccivorous, Balaniferous, Balsamiferous, Balsamous, Barbarous, Barbigerous, Barratrous, Basylous, Batrachophagous, Battailous, Beauteous, Bellicous, benevolous, Biangulous, Biantheriferous, Bibacious, Bibulous, Bicephalous, Bicipitous, Bifarious, Biferous, Biforous, Bifurcous, Bigamous, Bignoniaceous, Bijugous, Biliferous, Bilinguous, Bilious, Bimanous, Binominous, Binotonous, Binous, Biparous, Bipetalous, Biramous, Bisexous, Bisexuous, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthous, Bisulcous, Bituminiferous, Bituminous, Bivalvous, Bivious, Blasphemous, Blastocarpous, Blendous, Blennogenous, Blusterous, Blustrous, Boisterous, Boistous, Bombycinous, Bombylious, Boracous, Boraginaceous, Boragineous, Bounteous, Brachypterous, Brachytypous, Branchiferous, Branchiostegous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Brumous, Bulbaceous, Bulbiferous, Bulbous, Bumptious, Burdenous, Burglarious, Butyraceous, Butyrous, Buxeous, Byssaceous, Byssiferous, Cactaceous, Cadaverous, Caducous, Caesious, Calamiferous, Calamitous, Calcareo-siliceous, Calcareous, Calcariferous, Calciferous, Calcigenous, Calcigerous, Calcivorous, Calculous, Caliginous, Callous, Calumnious, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Campylospermous, Campylotropous, Cancellous, Cankerous, Canorous, Cantankerous. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-m-o-p-s-u" | |
-1 letter: opiums. | |
-2 letters: impis, opium, pious. | |
-3 letters: impi, imps, miso, mops, opus, piso, pois, poms, simp, soup, sumo, sump, umps. | |
-4 letters: imp, ism, mis, mop, mos, mus, oms, ops, pis, piu, poi, pom, psi, pus, sim, sip, som, sop, sou, sum, sup, ump, upo, ups. | |
-5 letters: is, mi, mo, mu, om, op, os, pi, si, so, um, up, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-m-o-p-s-u" | |
+1 letter: opiumism. | |
+2 letters: hospitium, imperious, impiously, impulsion, opiumisms. | |
+3 letters: amphibious, impervious, impulsions, unimposing, utopianism. | |
+4 letters: impecunious, imperiously, impetuosity, imputations, multipiston, pneumonitis, positronium, primiparous, promiscuity, scriptorium, suboptimize, unpromising, utopianisms. | |
+5 letters: amphibiously, complicitous, compulsivity, imperviously, impetiginous, miscomputing, outpromising, parsimonious, positroniums, premunitions, scriptoriums, semiprecious, suboptimized, suboptimizes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6D 70 69 6F 75 73 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101101 01110000 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I m p i o u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006D 0070 0069 006F 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43798275818785 |
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