coarseness

Noun
Synonyms: saltinessgraininessgranularitynubbinesstweedinesscommonnessgrossnessvulgarityvulgarismraunch

Open English WordNet

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: saltinessType of expressive style, style
  2. the quality of being composed of relatively large particlesSynonyms: graininessgranularityType of roughness, raggednessKinds sandiness
  3. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)Synonyms: nubbinesstweedinessType of roughness, raggedness
  4. the quality of lacking taste and refinementSynonyms: commonnessgrossnessvulgarityvulgarismraunchType of inelegance

Related words salty adjective, coarse adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Coarse′ness (kōrs′nĕs), noun

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. Henry More

Pardon the coarseness of the illustration.— Sir Roger L'Estrange
A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings.— Edmund Burke

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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