uncouth
/ʌn'ku:θ/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace: Describes a person, their behavior, or appearance that is rough, awkward, or socially unacceptable due to a lack of polish or sophistication.
- Unfamiliar or strange (archaic): An older, now largely obsolete meaning referring to something unknown or unfamiliar.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- His uncouth table manners, like speaking with his mouth full, embarrassed his date.
- The critic dismissed the film as an uncouth attempt at art, appealing only to base instincts.
- She found his jokes to be loud and uncouth.
- (Archaic) They ventured into uncouth lands beyond the mountains.
Advanced Usage
- "Uncouth" often implies a contrast with expected social norms. It suggests not just ignorance of etiquette, but a certain coarseness or vulgarity that is offensive to refined sensibilities.
- The billionaire's uncouth display of wealth, buying ten sports cars in one day, was widely criticized.
Variants and Related Words
- Uncouthness (noun): The quality or state of being uncouth.
- The uncouthness of his behavior was shocking in such a formal setting.
Synonyms
- Coarse: Rough or harsh in texture or manner; lacking refinement.
- Crude: In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined. Also used for behavior that is offensively direct or simple.
- Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined. Often associated with being common or offensive.
- Boorish: Rude and clumsy in behavior; ill-mannered.
- Unrefined: Not elegant or cultured.
Antonyms
- Refined: Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste.
- Cultivated: Characterized by or showing refined taste and education.
- Polished: Sophisticated, elegant, and confident as a result of education and experience.
- Courteous: Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- While "uncouth" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to highlight a lack of sophistication.
- He was an uncouth lout with no sense of decorum.
- The party descended into uncouth revelry.
Adjective
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
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behavior that branded him as common
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an untutored and uncouth human being
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an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
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appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
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the vulgar display of the newly rich
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