Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rudeness

/ɹˈudnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: rude-ness
IPA: /ɹˈudnəs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being rude.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A rude remark or behaviour.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His rudeness was inexcusable."
"The rudeness of the cabin gave it a rustic charm but little comfort."
"The house was apparently very old; it had an almost prehistoric look about it, so rude and weatherbeaten was it, but the rudeness of the masonry and the lichening of the stones were no real indications of antiquity […]"
"The woman who deliberately yelled out in the second set, when Henin was about to serve at 5-3 for the championship, was the epitome of the absolute self-centered rudeness that was exhibited at the Open, as well as in our society today."
"I'm sick of his rudenesses."

Etymology

From Middle English rudenesse, equivalent to rude + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rudenesse

Usage

Inflected Forms

rudenesses (plural)

Synonyms

discourtesy crudeness crudity primitiveness primitivism

Rhymes With

shrewdness

Questions

How do you pronounce rudeness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈudnəs/.
What does rudeness mean?: The property of being rude.
Where does rudeness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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