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noun
The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: uncouthness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inelegance
noun
the manner of a rude or insensitive person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discourtesy, rudeness
History
Etymology tree English boorish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English boorishness From boorish + -ness.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
