Curtness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abrupt discourteous manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪɡənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪɡənəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gruffness shortness abruptness brusqueness

Word Forms

abrupt	adjective	surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
brusque	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
gruff	adjective	brusque and surly and forbidding
short	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kürze

eine schroffe, unhöfliche Art

🇫🇷French

sécheresse

une manière brusque et discourtoise

🇪🇸Spanish

brusquedad

una manera abrupta y descortés

🇮🇹Italian

scortesia

un modo brusco e scortese

🇳🇱Dutch

kortheid

een abrupte, onbeleefde manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

brevidade

uma maneira abrupta e descortês

🇷🇺Russian

отрывистость

резкая невежливая манера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्र्खाई

अचानक असभ्य ढंग से

🇧🇩Bengali

কটুক্তি

একটি আকস্মিক অসভ্য পদ্ধতি

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

ஒரு திடீர் ஒழுக்கக்கேடான முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

కర్ట్నెస్

ఒక ఆకస్మిక మర్యాదపూర్వకమైన పద్ధతి

🇮🇳Marathi

दबदबा

अचानक असभ्य रीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોરતા

અચાનક અવિચારી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಟಕು

ಹಠಾತ್ ಅಸಭ್ಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുരുളൻ

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത രീതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗਿਆਈ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਬੇਇੱਜ਼ਤੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਢੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپچپا پن

اچانک غیر اخلاقی انداز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简略

突然无礼的态度

🇯🇵Japanese

素っ気ない

突然失礼な態度

🇰🇷Korean

무례함

갑작스러운 무례한 태도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cộc lốc

một cách bất lịch sự đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

ความเฉียบแหลม

ท่าทางไม่สุภาพอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketelitian

dengan cara yang tiba-tiba tidak sopan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

isang biglaang walang paggalang na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

kelembutan

sikap tidak sopan yang mendadak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إقتضاب فظ

بطريقة فظة مفاجئة

🇮🇷Persian

لختی

یک روش بی ادبانه ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

kısalık

ani ve saygısız bir tavır

🇮🇱Hebrew

קמצנות

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