ungraciousness

/ʌŋɡɹˈeɪʃəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being ungracious.

Word Origin 'Gracious' from Latin gratia 'favor, grace' + -ous (full of). Un- negates it, and -ness makes it a noun, so ungraciousness is literally 'the state of not being full of grace.' The root gratia gives us 'grace,' 'grateful,' 'gratitude,' 'congratulate,' and even 'gratis' (free, by favor).

noun The state or quality of being ungracious. countable

His ungraciousness during the dinner party offended several guests.

(名词) 无礼;粗鲁

他在晚宴上的无礼行为冒犯了几位客人。

(sustantivo) El estado o la cualidad de ser descortés o poco amable.

Su descortesía durante la cena ofendió a varios invitados.

(nom) impolitesse; grossièreté; discourtoisie; manque de grâce [État ou qualité d'une personne qui se montre discourtoise ou déplaisante.]

Son ungraciousness durant le dîner a offensé plusieurs invités.

(Substantiv) Unhöflichkeit; Unfreundlichkeit [Eigenschaft, unhöflich, taktlos oder unfreundlich zu sein.]

Seine **ungraciousness** während des Abendessens verärgerte mehrere Gäste.

(名詞) 無作法であること。無礼な性質または状態。

夕食会での彼の無作法な振る舞いは、出席していた数人のゲストの気分を害した。

(substantivo) indelicadeza; grosseria; descortesia [O estado ou qualidade de ser indelicado.]

A indelicadeza dele durante o jantar ofendeu vários convidados.

Word parts: un + grace + ous + ness

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