coarseness

Noun
Synonyms: saltinessgraininessgranularitynubbinesstweedinesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarityvulgarismraunch

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. language or humor that is down-to-earth“the saltiness of their language was inappropriate”“self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre”Synonyms: saltiness
  2. the quality of being composed of relatively large particlesSynonyms: graininessgranularity
  3. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)Synonyms: nubbinesstweediness
  4. the quality of lacking taste and refinementSynonyms: commonnessgrossnessvulgarityvulgarismraunch
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Coarseness \Coarse"ness\ (k[=o]rs"n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. "The coarseness of the sackcloth." --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]

Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]

A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

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