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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a wild or unrefined state;
[syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness]

2. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement;
- Example: "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
[syn: crudeness, crudity, gaucheness]

3. an unpolished unrefined quality;
- Example: "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
[syn: crudeness, roughness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Crudeness \Crude"ness\, n.
   A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness;
   unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or
   purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories
   or plans.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crudeness
    n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity,
         primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness]
    2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or
       refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
       [syn: crudeness, crudity, gaucheness]
    3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier
       dwellings depressed her" [syn: crudeness, roughness]