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rudeness
rude R0297900 (ro͞od) adj. rud·er, rud·est 1. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting: was offended by his rude behavior. 2. a. Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive: a rude and savage land. b. Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill: a rude thatched hut. c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton. 3. Unpleasantly forceful or harsh: faced rude winds; received a rude shock. 4. Chiefly British Vigorous or robust: in rude health. 5. Archaic Lacking education or refinement: "They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them" (Samuel Johnson).
[Middle English, from Old French, unrefined, harsh, from Latin rudis, in a natural state, crude, ignorant; possibly akin to rūdus, rubble; see ruderal.]
rude′ly adv. rude′ness n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rudeness - a manner that is rude and insultingdiscourtesypersonal manner, manner - a way of acting or behavingboorishness - the manner of a rude or insensitive personimpoliteness - a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usageungraciousness - an offensive lack of good mannersincivility - deliberate discourtesyabruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness - an abrupt discourteous mannercontempt, disrespect - a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuouscheekiness, insolence, impertinence, impudence, crust, freshness, gall - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | | 2. | rudeness - a wild or unrefined statecrudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivismnatural state, state of nature, wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" |
rudenessnoun discourtesy, bad manners, insolence, impertinence, incivility, ill-breeding, impoliteness, disrespectfulness, ungraciousness, unmannerliness She is cross at his rudeness.rudenessnounThe state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.Translationsrude (ruːd) adjective1. not polite; showing bad manners. rude behaviour. 無禮的，粗野的 粗野的2. vulgar; indecent. rude pictures. 低俗的，下流的 下流的ˈrudely adverb 無禮地 粗野地ˈrudeness noun 無禮 粗野
EncyclopediaSeerudeRudeness
RUDENESS, crim. law. An impolite action; contrary to the usual rules observed in society, committed by one person against another.
2. This is a relative term which it is difficult to define: those acts which one friend might do to another, could not be justified by persons altogether unacquainted persons moving in polished society could not be permitted to do to each other, what boatmen, hostlers, and such persons might perhaps justify. 2 Hagg. Eccl. R. 73. An act done by a gentleman towards a lady might be considered rudeness, which, if done by one gentleman to another might not be looked upon in that light. Russ. & Ry. 130.
3. A person who touches another with rudeness is guilty of a battery. (q.v.) rudeness
Synonyms for rudenessnoun discourtesySynonyms- discourtesy
- bad manners
- insolence
- impertinence
- incivility
- ill-breeding
- impoliteness
- disrespectfulness
- ungraciousness
- unmannerliness
Synonyms for rudenessnoun the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confidentSynonyms- assumption
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- nerve
- nerviness
- overconfidence
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- brass
- crust
- sauce
- uppishness
- uppityness
Synonyms for rudenessnoun a manner that is rude and insultingSynonymsRelated Words- personal manner
- manner
- boorishness
- impoliteness
- ungraciousness
- incivility
- abruptness
- brusqueness
- curtness
- gruffness
- shortness
- contempt
- disrespect
- cheekiness
- insolence
- impertinence
- impudence
- crust
- freshness
- gall
noun a wild or unrefined stateSynonyms- crudeness
- crudity
- primitiveness
- primitivism
Related Words- natural state
- state of nature
- wild
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