Definition for Boorishness:

• inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor

Synonyms for Boorishness:

• n.

  •attribute (noun)
  • boorishness.
  •awkwardness (noun)
  • artlessness,
  • ineptitude,
  • incompetence,
  • inability,
  • greenness.
  •bad manners (noun)
  • inconsideration,
  • Unmannerliness,
  • discourtesy,
  • disrespect,
  • impoliteness,
  • in consideration.
  •barbarity (noun)
  • cruelty,
  • viciousness,
  • vulgarity,
  • brutality.
  •coarseness (noun)
  • roughness,
  • smuttiness,
  • bawdiness,
  • harshness,
  • ribaldry,
  • unevenness.
  •dullness (noun)
  • dullness,
  • ponderousness,
  • stupefaction,
  • thick-wittedness,
  • lethargy,
  • sleepiness,
  • doltishness,
  • sluggishness,
  • apathy,
  • Sopor,
  • stupidness,
  • denseness,
  • slowness,
  • obtuseness,
  • drowsiness,
  • dimness,
  • benumbedness.
  •rudeness (noun)
  • brass,
  • effrontery,
  • insolence,
  • ungraciousness,
  • cheek,
  • impertinence,
  • nerve,
  • incivility,
  • acrimony,
  • irritability,
  • sharpness,
  • asperity,
  • impudence,
  • disdain,
  • boldness,
  • audacity,
  • misbehavior.
  •vulgarity (noun)
  • commonness,
  • colloquialism,
  • sleaze,
  • broadness,
  • tastelessness,
  • inelegance,
  • animality,
  • outlandishness,
  • profanity,
  • garishness,
  • baseness,
  • grossness,
  • rankness,
  • gaudiness,
  • clumsiness,
  • brazenness,
  • depravity,
  • barbarism,
  • brutishness,
  • ignominy,
  • repulsiveness,
  • vernacular,
  • lowness,
  • saltiness,
  • tawdriness.

• Other synonyms:

  •clumsiness
  • gaucherie.

Antonyms for Boorishness:

• n.

  • awkwardness
    dexterity, cleverness, artfulness, convenience, grace, skill, elegance, handiness, sophistication, straightforwardness, ease, politeness, easiness.
  • barbarity
    kindness, niceness.
  • coarseness
    manners, delicacy, refinement.
  • ingratitude
    consideration, appreciation, gratitude.
  • lewdness
    good, morality, virtue, continency, decency, goodness, uprightness, modesty, purity.
  • rudeness
    fear, shyness, good manners, respect, courtesy, caution, carefulness, timidity, humility, meekness.

Boorishness Sentence Examples:

• Miss Spoelmann watched Klaus Heinrich fixedly with her big black eyes, as if testing the effect of her father's extraordinary boorishness on the guest, - indeed, Klaus Heinrich felt that she was waiting with resignation and sympathy for him to get up and take his departure for good and all.

• And while they joked of German boorishness and Yankee cowardice they held rifles across their knees to avenge any insult to the strange banner that they had set up.

Hyponym for Boorishness:

• n.

  • attribute
    discourtesy, rudeness.