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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdescortesia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deʃ.koɾ.teˈzi.ɐ
"A descortesia dele foi evidente durante o jantar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behavior that lacks courtesy, charm, or good manners; roughness or unpleasantness in social interactions.
"His ungraciousness toward the host shocked everyone at the dinner party." - 2
The quality of being ungrateful or failing to show proper appreciation for kindness received.
"She regretted the ungraciousness of her initial response to their generous offer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with gracious, which originates from the Latin gratiosus (favorably received, graceful), via Old French gracieux. The suffix -ness is of Old Germanic origin, used to form abstract nouns denoting a state or quality from adjectives.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ungraciousness" is said worldwide
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goujaterie
Transliteration: goo-ʒa-t-ʁi
"Son manque de tact a montré une grande goujaterie."
Ungezogenheit
Transliteration: ˈʊnɡəˌtsɔɡn̩haɪt
"Seine Ungezogenheit bei dem Treffen war unentschuldbar."
scortesia
Transliteration: skorˈtɛzia
"Non posso tollerare una simile scortesia."
descortesía
Transliteration: des.koɾ.teˈsi.a
"Su descortesía dejó a todos los invitados sorprendidos."
descortesia
Transliteration: deʃ.koɾ.teˈzi.ɐ
"A descortesia dele foi evidente durante o jantar."
रुखापन
Transliteration: rukhapan
"उसके व्यवहार में एक अजीब सा रुखापन था।"
粗鲁
Transliteration: cūlǔ
"他的粗鲁让在场的每个人都很尴尬。"
무례함
Transliteration: muryeham
"그의 무례함은 손님들을 불쾌하게 만들었다."
不親切
Transliteration: fushinsetsu
"彼の不親切な態度が問題視された。"
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