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IMPENITENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does impenitency mean? 

IMPENITENCY (noun)
  The noun IMPENITENCY has 1 sense:

1. the trait of refusing to repentplay

  Familiarity information: IMPENITENCY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IMPENITENCY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of refusing to repent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

impenitence; impenitency

Hypernyms ("impenitency" is a kind of...):

bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)

Derivation:

impenitent (not penitent or remorseful)


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