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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