ungraciousness
Absence of manners
Ungraciousness is a lack of courtesy, warmth, or generosity of spirit.
Where graciousness suggests easy kindness and good manners, ungraciousness is its opposite—rudeness, stinginess, or coldness in dealing with others: The ungraciousness of her response surprised everyone.
The word often describes behavior that falls short of social expectations for hospitality or tact.
Lack of good manners
- discourtesyRude or impolite behavior
- incivilityRude or impolite behavior
- disrespectLack of regard
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
churlishness · inconsideration · tactlessness · uncouthness · coarseness · crudeness · indelicacy · insensitivity
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
snobbery · snootiness · loftiness · arrogance · dismissiveness · belittlement · disparagement · derision
Active opposition or hostility
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- spitePetty malicious intent
malice · unfriendliness · inhospitality · sourness · bitterness · acrimony · meanness · unkindness
impoliteness
Lack of good manners
- discourtesyRude or impolite behavior
- incivilityRude or impolite behavior
- disrespectLack of regard
boorishness · churlishness · inconsideration · tactlessness · uncouthness · coarseness · crudeness · indelicacy · insensitivity · brusqueness
contempt
Disdainful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
condescension · snobbery · snootiness · loftiness · arrogance · dismissiveness · belittlement · disparagement · derision · pomposity
antagonism
Active opposition or hostility
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
spite · malice · unfriendliness · inhospitality · sourness · bitterness · acrimony · meanness · unkindness · nastiness
- unfriendlinessunfriendliness, coldness, hostility, rudeness, aloofness
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
ungraciousnessgraciousness
Courteous, kind demeanor
courtesy · politeness · kindness · hospitality · warmth
ungraciousnesspropriety
Correctness of conduct
decorum · decorousness · respectability · seemliness · appropriateness
ungraciousnesshospitality
Generous treatment of guests
warmth · welcome · generosity · open-heartedness · graciousness
grace, gracious, disgrace, disgraceful, disgraced, graceless, ungracious, ingrate, graciously