insuavity

insuavity
\(ˈ)in, ən+\ noun
Etymology: Latin insuavitas, from insuavis unpleasant (from in- in- (I) + suavis pleasant) + -itas -ity — more at sweet
: lack of suavity : brusqueness

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  • Insuavity — In*suav i*ty, n. [L. insuavitas: cf. F. insuavit[ e]. See {In } not, and {Suavity}.] Lack of suavity; unpleasantness. [Obs.] Burton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insuavity — in·suavity …   English syllables

  • Discourtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discourtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discourtesy discourtesy Sgm: N 1 ill breeding ill breeding Sgm: N 1 ill manners ill manners bad manners ungainly manners Sgm: N 1 insuavity insuavity Sgm: N 1 uncourteousness …   English dictionary for students

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