boorishness

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noun

The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounboorishness (usually uncountable, plural boorishnesses)

plural boorishnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.

    No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.

    1888, George Gissing, chapter 8, in A Life's Morning
    2 more examples

    From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.

    1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 21, in The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 177

    Unfortunately, there were moments of pure indulgence, drunken boorishness and rambling unintelligible poetry midway through the evening.

    2009 July 31, “Nevermore With Jeffrey Combs As Edger Allan Poe Taps Every Emotion”, in Beverly Hills Courier, retrieved 17 Aug 2009

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Finnish moukkamaisuus
  • moukkamaisuusthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
Irish amhlántacht
  • amhlántachtthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
Italian maialata
  • maialatathe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
Polish chamskość, chamstwo
  • chamskośćthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • chamstwothe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • grubiaństwothe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • nieokrzesaniethe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • ordynarnośćthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • prostactwothe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • wulgarnośćthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
Russian ха́мство
  • ха́мство (xámstvo)the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
Turkish görgüsüzlük, kabalık
  • görgüsüzlükthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • kabalıkthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
  • hödüklükthe state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
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APA

boorishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boorishness

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“boorishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boorishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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