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coarseness

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coarse  (kôrs, krs)
adj. coars·er, coars·est
1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
2.
a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.
b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.
3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.
4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.

[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.]

coarsely adv.
coarseness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coarseness - language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre"
expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
2.coarseness - the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
sandiness - a texture resembling that of sand
3.coarsenesscoarseness - looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
raggedness, roughness - a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
4.coarsenesscoarseness - the quality of lacking taste and refinement
inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

coarseness
noun
1. roughness, unevenness This gadget chops vegetables to the exact degree of coarseness or fineness required.
2. vulgarity, smut, roughness, poor taste, earthiness, crudity, offensiveness, boorishness, ribaldry, bawdiness, uncouthness, indelicacy, smuttiness She showed a certain coarseness in sexual matters.
Translations
coarseness [ˈkɔːsnɪs] N
1. (= roughness) [of texture] → aspereza f; [of fabrication] → tosquedad f
2. (= lack of refinement) → falta f de finura, falta f de elegancia
3. (= vulgarity) [of person, remark] → ordinariez f, tosquedad f; [of joke] → lo verde
coarseness [ˈkɔːrsnɪs] n (= vulgarity) [person, behaviour] → vulgarité f
coarseness
n
(of texture)Grobheit f
(fig: = vulgarity) → Gewöhnlichkeit f; (of person, manners also)Grobheit f, → Ungeschliffenheit f; (of joke also)Unanständigkeit f; (of sb’s language)Derbheit f; the coarseness of his laughsein derbes Lachen
coarseness [ˈkɔːsnɪs] n (of material) → ruvidezza; (of salt, sand) → grossezza; (of laugh, remark) → volgarità f inv
coarseness [ˈkɔːsnɪs] n (of material) → ruvidezza; (of salt, sand) → grossezza; (of laugh, remark) → volgarità f inv


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Elizabeth was shocked to think that, however incapable of such coarseness of EXPRESSION herself, the coarseness of the SENTIMENT was little other than her own breast had harboured and fancied liberal!
He described the impression that Rembrandt made on him with a coarseness I cannot repeat.
I really had no adequate idea of the coarseness and rudeness which have filtered their way through society in these later times until I saw the reception accorded to my wife.
 
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