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boorishness

NOUN
awkwardness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance ineptitude
STRONG
amateurishness artlessness coarseness crudeness gawkiness gracelessness greenness inability incompetence ineptness maladroitness rudeness tactlessness uncouthness ungainliness unskillfulness
WEAK
cloddishness inexpertness oafishness uncoordination
Antonyms
STRONG
politeness sophistication
WEAK
artfulness cleverness convenience dexterity ease easiness elegance grace handiness skill straightforwardness
NOUN
bad manners
Synonyms
WEAK
discourtesy disrespect impoliteness inconsideration unmannerliness
NOUN
barbarity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brutality cruelty inhumanity vulgarity
STRONG
crudeness ruthlessness savageness viciousness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kindness niceness
NOUN
coarseness
Synonyms
STRONG
bawdiness callousness crassness crudity harshness indelicacy offensiveness rawness ribaldry roughness smut smuttiness uncouthness unevenness
WEAK
earthiness poor taste unrefinement
Antonyms
WEAK
delicacy manners politeness refinement sophistication
NOUN
ingratitude
Synonyms
STRONG
callousness disloyalty inconsiderateness rudeness thoughtlessness
WEAK
thanklessness unthankfulness
Antonyms
WEAK
appreciation consideration gratitude
NOUN
lewdness
Synonyms
STRONG
carnality coarseness concupiscence corruptness debauchery depravity dirtiness dissoluteness eroticism erotism evil evilness grossness impurity incontinence incontinency lasciviousness lecherousness lechery licentiousness lubricity lustfulness obscenity pederasty pornography prurience pruriency ribaldry salaciousness salacity satyriasis scurrility smut smuttiness vileness villainy voluptuousness vulgarity wantonness wickedness
WEAK
brutishness fleshliness libidinousness raunchiness ruttishness unchastity
Antonyms
STRONG
decency good goodness morality purity uprightness virtue
WEAK
continency modesty
NOUN
rudeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disrespect
STRONG
acrimony asperity audacity barbarity bluntness boldness brass cheek coarseness crudeness crudity discourtesy disdain effrontery grossness harshness impertinence impudence incivility insolence intrusiveness irritability misbehavior nerve officiousness shamelessness sharpness tactlessness ungraciousness unkindness vulgarity
WEAK
bad manners unmannerliness
Antonyms
STRONG
carefulness caution courtesy fear humility kindness manners meekness modesty politeness respect shyness timidity
WEAK
good manners

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Boorishness was defined as an inexperience of the customs and laws of the state.

From Guide to Stoicism by Stock, St. George William Joseph

Yet withal the city where liberty never means license and where Bohemianism is not synonymous with Boorishness.

From Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining. by Edwords, Clarence E. (Clarence Edgar)

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