grossièreté

Definitions of grossièreté
  1. noun
    the manner of a rude or insensitive person
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    impertinence
    a manner that is rude and insulting
  2. noun
    a manner that is rude and insulting
    synonyms: impertinence
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    antonyms:
    bienséance, civilité, courtoisie, politesse, savoir-vivre
    a courteous manner
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    impolitesse
    a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
    insolence
    an offensive lack of good manners
    impertinence, impolitesse, insolence
    deliberate discourtesy
    brusquerie, maussaderie
    an abrupt discourteous manner
    effronterie, insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
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    attitude, comportement
    a way of acting or behaving
  3. noun
    impoliteness resulting from ignorance
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    impolitesse
    a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
  4. noun
    a wild or unrefined state
    synonyms: primitivisme
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    nature, état sauvage
    a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
  5. noun
    deliberate discourtesy
    synonyms: impertinence, impolitesse, insolence
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    antonyms:
    civilité
    formal or perfunctory politeness
    type of:
    impertinence
    a manner that is rude and insulting
  6. noun
    an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
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    type of:
    impolitesse
    a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
  7. noun
    a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage
    synonyms: impolitesse
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    antonyms:
    politesse
    a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
    type of:
    impertinence
    a manner that is rude and insulting
  8. noun
    the quality of lacking taste and refinement
    synonyms: vulgarité
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    type of:
    inélégance
    the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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