boorishness
boorishness noun: the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
Noun
boorishness (usually uncountable, plural boorishnesses)
- The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
- No refinement in him would now have surprised her; but neither would any outbreak of boorishness.1888, George Gissing, chapter 8, in A Life's Morning
- From the first the Russian had exhibited every trait of his true character—selfishness, boorishness, arrogance, cowardice, and lust.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 21, in The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 177
boorishness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
boorishness in Hindi
- boorishness, rudeness, uncouthness
- उजड्डपन ujaḍḍapan
boorishness in Tamil
- அநாகரிகம், நகரிகமின்மை நாகரிகமின்மை
boorishness in Urdu
- گنوار پن, پھوہڑ پن
boorishness in Telugu
- the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish
- గొల్లతనము gollatanamu
More languagesFewer languages
- boorishness in Kannada
- ಉದ್ದುರುಟು, ಉದ್ದುರುಟುತನ
Forms of boorishness
| plural | boorishnesses |
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Origin of boorishness
From boorish + -ness.
Questions about boorishness
- What does boorishness mean?
- Boorishness means the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
- What is boorishness in Hindi?
- Boorishness in Hindi is उजड्डपन (ujaḍḍapan). See Boorishness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is boorishness?
- Boorishness is a noun.
- What is the plural of boorishness?
- The plural of boorishness is boorishnesses.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boorishness (page history and authors); उजड्डपन (Hindi) (page history and authors); boorishness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); boorishness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); boorishness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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