Impenitence, n.
Etymology: [L. impenitentia: cf. F. impénitence.]
The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to repent; hardness of heart. He will advance from one degree of wickedness and impenitence to another. Rogers.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists impenitence only as an antonym, under repentance.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given