English noun: rudeness |
1. | rudeness (attribute) a manner that is rude and insulting |
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| Synonyms | discourtesy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | manner, personal manner |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abruptness, boorishness, brusqueness, cheekiness, contempt, crust, curtness, disrespect, freshness, gall, gruffness, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, insolence, shortness, ungraciousness |
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| Antonyms | good manners, courtesy |
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2. | rudeness (state) a wild or unrefined state |
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| Synonyms | crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism |
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| Broader (hypernym) | natural state, state of nature, wild |
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