Discourteousness and Graciousness

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Discourteousness noun - Rude behavior.

Usage example: a campaign to try to remedy the increasing discourteousness of the state's drivers

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Graciousness is an antonym for discourteousness.

Graciousness noun - Speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding.

Usage example: at this type of private school, young women would be taught upper-class graciousness

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Discourteousness is an antonym for graciousness.

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