The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brusqueness \Brusque"ness\, n. Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness; bluntness. --Brit. Quar. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brusqueness n 1: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness]