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The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing to do with the books. It's simply vulgar curiosity, and I won't have it.
Patrick O'Brian

Meaning of "impolite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPOLITE

impolite  [ˌɪmpəˈlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPOLITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impolite is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPOLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rudeness

Rudeness is a display of disrespect by not complying with the social norms or etiquette of a group or culture. These laws have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior. To be unable or unwilling to align one's behavior with these laws known to the general population of what is socially acceptable is to be rude. Rudeness "constituted by deviation from whatever counts as politic in a given social context, is inherently confrontational and disruptive to social equilibrium". Rudeness, particularly with respect to speech, is necessarily confrontational at its core. Forms of rudeness: inconsiderate, insensitive, deliberately offensive, impolite, a faux pas, obscenity, profanity, violating taboos such as deviancy. In some cases, an act of rudeness can go so far as to be a crime.

Definition of impolite in the English dictionary

The definition of impolite in the dictionary is discourteous; rude; uncivil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPOLITE


alight
əˈlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
delight
dɪˈlaɪt
enlight
ɪnˈlaɪt
flight
flaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
mislight
ˌmɪsˈlaɪt
overlight
ˌəʊvəˈlaɪt
polite
pəˈlaɪt
relight
riːˈlaɪt
satellite
ˈsætəˌlaɪt
slight
slaɪt
spotlight
ˈspɒtˌlaɪt
superlight
ˌsuːpərˈlaɪt
superpolite
ˌsuːpərpəˈlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt
ultralight
ˈʌltrəˈlaɪt
undelight
ˌʌndɪˈlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPOLITE

impolder
impolicies
impolicy
impolitely
impoliteness
impolitic
impoliticly
impoliticness
imponderabilia
imponderability
imponderable
imponderableness
imponderably
impone
imponent
imporous
import
import ban
import duty
import levy

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPOLITE

actinolite
aerolite
amphibolite
antimetabolite
chrysolite
cosmopolite
cryolite
elite
indicolite
iolite
lepidolite
metabolite
microlite
oolite
ophiolite
rhyolite
scapolite
sepiolite
theodolite
tremolite
zeolite

Synonyms and antonyms of impolite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPOLITE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impolite» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impolite

Translation of «impolite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPOLITE

Find out the translation of impolite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impolite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impolite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不礼貌的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maleducado
570 millions of speakers

English

impolite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असभ्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مهذب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невежливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indelicado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impoli
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sopan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unhöflich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無礼な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무례한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impolite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô phép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scortese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieuprzejmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неввічливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepoliticos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbeskof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oartigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uhøflig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impolite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOLITE»

The term «impolite» is regularly used and occupies the 82.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOLITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impolite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impolite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impolite

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5 QUOTES WITH «IMPOLITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impolite.
1
John Battelle
An elaborate system of etiquette and social standards flowered around the home phone: how long a child might be allowed to stay on the phone, how late one could call without being impolite, and of course, the dread implications of a late night call which violated that norm.
2
Russell Brand
In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.
3
Robert E. Howard
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
4
Jamie Johnson
I was raised not to talk about money. It was considered impolite.
5
Patrick O'Brian
The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing to do with the books. It's simply vulgar curiosity, and I won't have it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPOLITE»

Discover the use of impolite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impolite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impolite Learning: Conduct and Community in the Republic of ...
In this book, Anne Goldgar examines the everyday interactions of the scholars and the values that underpinned their society.
Anne Goldgar, 1995
2
Paul Krassner's Impolite Interviews
Presents interviews with such figures as Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, Mort Sahl, and Alan Watts
Paul Krassner, 1999
3
An Impolite Seduction (Mills & Boon Spice Briefs)
At least that's the opinion of Countess Anna von Esslin, who is shocked to learn her cousin has gotten engaged without a single taste of passion.
Alison Richardson, 2010
4
Impolite Village
In The Impolite Village, by Michael Grass, Dad, Mom, Bobbie, and Susie take it upon themselves to remind the townspeople how important it is to be friendly to each other.
Michael Grass, 2007
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Impolite Seduction
Alison Richardson. An Impolite Seduction Book 2 of The Countess Trilogy Alison Richardson There is nothing in the world less appealing than a. An Impolite Seduction Alison Richardson.
Alison Richardson, 2009
6
Impolite Society
The second book in Smith's high-society mystery series featuring Emma Rhodes.
Cynthia S. Smith, 2009
7
Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence
difference between the items for rude and those for impolite is length: items associated with impolite tend to be longer. This hints that impolite has a more formal, more high-brow flavour. 3.6.2 Rude and impolite compared via Word Sketch A ...
Jonathan Culpeper, 2011
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Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity
Reflecting on changes in the racial landscape since the 1960s and drawing on a depth of personal and private experiences, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the "Chicago Tribune" reconnects the increasingly abstract political debates ...
Clarence Page, 1997
9
Impoliteness in Interaction
Note the first one in staves 59-60: your admin is so far up your hoop lady I can actually see it coming out of your mouth, a hyperbolic criticism (conveyed via the expression of some rather impolite beliefs (cf. Leech I983)) of SI2's inability to keep ...
Derek Bousfield, 2008
10
Gender and Politeness
or impolite, accepting statements which may be a little ambiguous in terms of their function, as part of the give-and-take of interaction. It seems to be only at moments of crisis that judgements about impoliteness are made. This chapter ...
Sara Mills, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPOLITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impolite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thomas Boswell: Returning starters must play better than …
... scrum at the All-Star Game was down to a crowd of zero since he wasn't going to pitch, so I went over to ask a slightly impolite question. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
WESLEY PRUDEN: Details of the surrender to Iran - Washington …
He trusts, and thinks it's impolite to ask questions, even of criminals. The international inspectors, the White House insists, are “highly respected ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
3
Get Out: Things to do today and this week | The News Tribune The …
“Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body” exhibit has returned to the Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
4
The Future of Planned Parenthood | Klavan On The Culture - PJ Media
... who showed the courage to fight the lonely battle knowing their own side would crucify them for being impolite and mentioning baby killing. «PJ Media, Jul 15»
5
Meet the teen entrepreneurs juggling homework with running a …
There are dirty tables, rubbish WiFi and sometimes impolite staff. I wrote down all the problems I had on that day.” Anderson's answer, along ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Beet and Horseradish-Cured Salmon Recipe From 'Chocolate …
He gently pushed my hand away and said, “In Native American culture, it's considered impolite to refuse a gift. Please.” I nodded, feeling a little ... «Yahoo Food, Jul 15»
7
Hitchhiking From Bulgaria to Bhopal Without a Smartphone | NDTV …
"We learnt that it was impolite to refuse a drink in Georgia even if it was vodka at 10 am, that a cup of tea is always followed by another in Iraqi ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
8
Rudeness In The Workplace Can Spread Like A Virus : News …
... at work makes people more likely to perceive rudeness in later interactions. That perception makes them more likely to be impolite in return. «University Herald, Jul 15»
9
Catch the real troublemakers | The Jakarta Post
... groups that are at best extremely impolite (and some say violent) in the way they express their views when “defending the honour of Islam”. «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
10
Nothing to Do With Islam?
Because we've been taught that it's impolite to even think such thoughts. It has been drilled into our heads that violence committed in the name ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»

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