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IMPOLITENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("impoliteness" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; rudeness (a manner that is rude and insulting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "impoliteness"):
bad manners; ill-breeding (impoliteness resulting from ignorance)
crudeness; crudity; gaucheness (an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement)
Antonym:
politeness (a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage)
Derivation:
impolite (not polite)
