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unrefinement

Translations

unrefinementnoun
unrefinements
pl
Abstract noun; can function as an uncountable mass noun or as a countable noun referring to specific instances of lack of refinement.
absence de raffinement
His table manners betrayed a certain unrefinement that embarrassed his hosts.
Ses manières à table trahissaient une certaine absence de raffinement qui embarrassait ses hôtes.
Additional translations
grossièretéS’emploie pour une manifestation concrète de manque de raffinement ; registre courant.

Definitions

unrefinementnoun
Lack of refinement; the state or quality of being crude, coarse, or unsophisticated.
His table manners betrayed a certain unrefinement that embarrassed his hosts.
A specific instance or manifestation of being unrefined.
The speech contained several linguistic unrefinements that critics were quick to note.
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