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Rudeness vs Crudeness - What's the difference?

rudeness | crudeness |

As nouns the difference between rudeness and crudeness

is that rudeness is the property of being rude while crudeness is the state of being crude.

rudeness

English

Noun

  • The property of being rude.
    • His rudeness was inexcusable.
    The rudeness of the cabin gave it a rustic charm but little comfort.
  • A rude remark or behaviour.
    • I'm sick of his rudenesses .

    Anagrams

    * English nouns

    crudeness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being crude
  • (countable) A crude act or characteristic.
  • *1960 , Henry Steele Commager, "Is Ivy Necessary?" Saturday Review , vol. 43, 17 Sep., p. 86,
  • *:We will never eliminate the crudenesses , the anti-intellectual rules, the mucker pose in higher education, until we give the universities back to faculty and students.

    • Synonyms

    * crudity