Loutishness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout. countable, uncountable
"1932-34, Samuel Beckett, "Gnome", Dublin Magazine Spend the years of learning squandering / Courage for the years of wandering / Through a world politely turning / From the loutishness of learning."
- 2 The state or quality of behaving like a troublemaker, often violent; like a rude violent person; like a yob. wordnet
Example
More examples"1932-34, Samuel Beckett, "Gnome", Dublin Magazine Spend the years of learning squandering / Courage for the years of wandering / Through a world politely turning / From the loutishness of learning."
Etymology
From loutish + -ness.