1. rudeness

noun. ['ˈruːdnəs'] a manner that is rude and insulting.

Words that Rhyme with Rudeness

• shrewdness

Example sentences of the word rudeness

1. Noun, singular or mass
Work out a sign for when you are in public to fend off the rudeness next time.

Quotes containing the word rudeness

1. I don't mean to be rude—"he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable."Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often,"Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2. If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.
- Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

3. Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.
- Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

2. rudeness

noun. ['ˈruːdnəs'] a wild or unrefined state.