impoliteness n 1: a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage [ant: {niceness}, {politeness}]
Impolite \Im`po*lite"\, a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im- not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See {Polite}.] Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners; discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- {Im`po*lite"ly}, adv. -- {Im`po*lite"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "impoliteness": bad manners, caddishness, coarseness, crudeness, discourteousness, discourtesy, gross behavior, grossness, ill breeding, ill manners, incivility, inconsiderateness, insensitivity, inurbanity, loutishness, mannerlessness, offensiveness, rudeness, tactlessness, uncourtliness, ungallantness, ungentlemanliness, ungraciousness, unmannerliness, unpoliteness, unsolicitousness, vulgarity