Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Impudence

Impudence (im"pu*dens) , noun

[Latin impudentia: compare French impudence. See Impudent.]

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; lack of modesty.
Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny. — Locke
Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit) Usurp the chair of wit. — B. Jonson