Uncouth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈuːθ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈuːθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈuːθ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈuːθ/.

Examples

he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
behavior that branded him as common
an untutored and uncouth human being

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vulgar rough-cut coarse common

Parts of Speech

adjective

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

“he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”

Word Forms

coarseness	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
commonness	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
commonality	noun	a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
uncouthness	noun	inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
vulgarize	verb	debase and make vulgar
vulgarity	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungehobelt

es mangelt an Raffinesse, Kultivierung oder Geschmack

🇫🇷French

grossier

manquant de raffinement, de culture ou de goût

🇪🇸Spanish

tosco

carente de refinamiento o cultivo o sabor

🇮🇹Italian

rozzo

privo di raffinatezza, coltivazione o gusto

🇳🇱Dutch

ongemanierd

zonder verfijning, teelt of smaak

🇵🇹Portuguese

rude

sem refinamento, cultivo ou sabor

🇷🇺Russian

неотесанный

не хватает утонченности, выращивания или вкуса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंवार

परिष्कार या खेती या स्वाद का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অকথ্য

পরিমার্জন বা চাষ বা স্বাদের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கூர்மையற்ற

சுத்திகரிப்பு அல்லது சாகுபடி அல்லது சுவை இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యత

శుద్ధీకరణ లేదా సాగు లేదా రుచి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविचारी

परिष्करण किंवा लागवड किंवा चव नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

સંસ્કારિતા અથવા ખેતી અથવા સ્વાદનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯ

ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೃಷಿ ಅಥವಾ ರುಚಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപരിചിതമായ

ശുദ്ധീകരണമോ കൃഷിയോ രുചിയോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਸਮਝ

ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਆਦ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر اخلاقی

تطہیر یا کاشت یا ذائقہ کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗野

缺乏修养或修养或品味

🇯🇵Japanese

野暮ったい

洗練や教養やセンスが欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무례한

세련미도, 재배도, 취향도 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô lỗ

thiếu sự tinh tế hoặc trau dồi hoặc hương vị

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สุภาพ

ขาดความปราณีตหรือความเจริญหรือรส

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

kurang kehalusan atau budidaya atau rasa

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakundangan

kulang sa refinement o cultivation o lasa

🇲🇾Malay

kurang ajar

kurang penghalusan atau penanaman atau rasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مألوف

تفتقر إلى الصقل أو الزراعة أو الذوق

🇮🇷Persian

بی تربیت

فاقد پالایش یا کشت یا طعم

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba

incelik, uygulama veya tattan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַס

חסר עידון או טיפוח או טעם

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The primary meaning of 'uncouth' is 'lacking refinement or cultivation or taste'.

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'uncouth' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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