Noun: rudeness rood-nus
- A manner that is rude and insulting
"Her rudeness in refusing to shake hands was noted by all";
- discourtesy
- A wild or unrefined state
"The rudeness of the frontier settlements was gradually tamed";
- crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism
Type of: manner, natural state, personal manner, state of nature, wild
Encyclopedia: Rudeness