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1 brusquerie
abruptness, bluntness, brusqueness, curtness -
2 brusquerie
brusquerie [bʀyskəʀi]feminine noun* * *bʀyskəʀinom féminin ( rudesse) brusqueness* * *bʀyskəʀi nfbrusqueness, abruptness* * *brusquerie nf1 ( rudesse) brusqueness; avec brusquerie brusquely;2 ( soudaineté) suddenness.[bryskəri] nom féminin -
3 sécheresse
sécheresse° [sε∫ʀεs]feminine nouna. [de climat, sol, style, ton] dryness ; [de réponse] curtnessb. ( = absence de pluie) drought* * *seʃʀɛs1) ( manque de pluie) drought2) ( de climat) dryness [U]3) ( austérité) ( de personne) curt manner; (d'auteur, ouvrage) drynessla sécheresse de son ton — his/her curt tone
* * *sɛʃʀɛs nf1) [peau] dryness2) (= absence de pluie) drought3) [style, ton] dryness* * *sécheresse nf1 ( manque de pluie) drought; une grave sécheresse a severe drought;2 ( de climat) dryness ¢;3 ( austérité) ( de personne) curt manner; (d'auteur, ouvrage) dryness; la sécheresse de son ton his/her curt tone; avec sécheresse [dire, répondre] curtly.[sɛʃrɛs] nom féminin1. [d'un climat, d'un terrain, d'un style] dryness[d'une réplique, d'un ton] abruptnessrépondre avec sécheresse to answer curtly ou abruptly ou terselyla sécheresse de sa remarque the curtness ou terseness of his remarkpendant la ou les mois de sécheresse during the dry months
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Abruptness — Ab*rupt ness, n. 1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abruptness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abruptness — noun a) The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. b) Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner … Wiktionary
abruptness — abrupt ► ADJECTIVE 1) sudden and unexpected. 2) brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 3) steep. DERIVATIVES abruptly adverb abruptness noun. ORIGIN Latin abruptus broken off, steep , from rumpere break … English terms dictionary
abruptness — noun see abrupt … New Collegiate Dictionary
abruptness — See abruptly. * * * … Universalium
abruptness — ab rupt·ness || nɪs n. suddenness, hastiness; lack of continuity; brusqueness, rudeness … English contemporary dictionary
abruptness — abrupt·ness … English syllables
abruptness — See: abrupt … English dictionary
abruptness — noun 1. an abrupt discourteous manner (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑brusqueness, ↑curtness, ↑gruffness, ↑shortness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
precipitousness — noun 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • Syn: ↑abruptness, ↑steepness • Ant: ↑gradualness (for: ↑abruptness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary