Etymology

rudeness

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Today it means: The property of being rude. Full definition →

Middle English rudenesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromrudenesse
  2. English todayrudeness

From Middle English rudenesse, equivalent to rude + -ness.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.