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Antonyms for boorishness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : boor-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊər ɪʃ

Definition of boorishness

Origin : 1560s, from boor (n.) + -ish. Related: Boorishly; boorishness.

As in awkwardness : noun clumsiness; inelegance
As in bad manners : noun improper behavior
As in barbarity : noun crudity, savagery
As in ingratitude : noun ungratefulness
As in lewdness : noun indecency
As in rudeness : noun impoliteness
As in coarseness : noun rudeness, vulgarity

Example sentences :

She looked up, so happily, that I began to reproach myself for my boorishness.
Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson

The boorishness of New York is now what impresses the British tourist.
Extract from : « Scribner's Magazine, Volume 26, July 1899 » by Various

Yet shall I find Sir Percival and make him pay for the boorishness of his page.
Extract from : « In the Court of King Arthur » by Samuel Lowe

We should have boorishness accounted manliness, and impudence wit.
Extract from : « The Potiphar Papers » by George William Curtis

To accuse him of ignorance or boorishness would have been absurd.
Extract from : « The Magnificent Adventure » by Emerson Hough

I quite forgave his boorishness when he said he was glad to lose his wager.
Extract from : « Toppleton's Client » by John Kendrick Bangs

I knew my boorishness was responsible for this, and resolved to leave her.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol VII » by Various

If, in spite of your boorishness, she sets you free, what will you do?
Extract from : « The Strong Arm » by Robert Barr

To sever oneself from such converse is to induce selfishness, boorishness (veneered or un-veneered), and inhumanity.
Extract from : « Nature Mysticism » by J. Edward Mercer

She has never seen aught but boorishness all her life, and any departure therefrom seems to her unnatural.
Extract from : « A Reputed Changeling » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Synonyms for boorishness

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