rudity

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noun

Rudeness; ignorance.

OriginMiddle English ruditee ← Old French rudete ← Latin ruditas →
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Meanings

nounrudity (countable and uncountable, plural rudities)

plural rudities

  1. countabledateduncountableRudeness; ignorance.

Origin

  1. Latinruditas“ignorance”
  2. Old Frenchrudete
  3. Middle Englishruditee
  4. Englishrudity

From rude + -ity, from Middle English ruditee, ruditē, from Old French rudete, from Latin ruditas (“ignorance”), from rudis (“rude, illiterate”). First use appears c. 1450.

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APA

rudity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudity

MLA

“rudity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rudity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rudity.

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