No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.
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Boorishness
Synonyms for "boorishness" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (13)
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3 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- moukkamaisuus noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Irish
1 entries- amhlántacht noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Italian
1 entries- maialata noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- چوبانلق noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Polish
4 entries- chamskość noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
- chamstwo noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
- grubiaństwo noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
- nieokrzesanie noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Russian
1 entries- ха́мство noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Telugu
1 entries- గొల్లతనము noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Turkish
3 entries- görgüsüzlük noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
- hödüklük noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
- kabalık noun (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.
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Unfortunately, there were moments of pure indulgence, drunken boorishness and rambling unintelligible poetry midway through the evening.
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