Definition of Impoliteness

1. Noun. A discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage.

Generic synonyms: Discourtesy, Rudeness
Specialized synonyms: Bad Manners, Ill-breeding, Crudeness, Crudity, Gaucheness
Derivative terms: Impolite
Antonyms: Politeness

Definition of Impoliteness

1. Noun. The state of being impolite; incivility; rudeness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impoliteness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Impoliteness

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impoisoner
impoisoners
impoisoning
impoisonment
impoisonments
impoisons
impolarily
impolarly
impolder
impolders
impolicies
impolicy
impolite
impolitely
impoliteness (current term)
impolitenesses
impoliter
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impolitical
impolitically
impolitick
impolitickly
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impoliticness
imponderabilia
imponderability
imponderable
imponderableness
imponderables

Literary usage of Impoliteness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pedagogical Bible School: A Scientific Study of the Sunday School with by Samuel B. Haslett (1903)
"Courteousness and impoliteness. Probably every one knows what these mean in individual life without enquiring into the experiences of others. ..."

2. Heart Whispers: Or, A Peep Behind the Family Curtain, Interspersed with by William Atson (1859)
"impoliteness.—Vicksburg.—Perseverance.— Advantages of adversity.—A crisis.—Prayer.—Who Is a fool, Ac. Sunday morning, 8. B. Magnolia, December 23, 1855. ..."

3. Lessons on the Subject of Right and Wrong: For Use in Families and Schools by William Rogers (1864)
"The following^ may be named, by way of illustration, as instances of essential impoliteness: occupying more than half of a double seat in a public ..."

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