grossness

gross  (grs)

adj. gross·er, gross·est

1.

a. Exclusive of deductions; total: gross profits. See Synonyms at whole.

b. Unmitigated in any way; utter: gross incompetence.

2. Glaringly obvious: gross injustice. See Synonyms at flagrant.

3.

a. Brutishly coarse, as in behavior; crude: "It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross" (Thomas H. Huxley).

b. Offensive; disgusting.

c. Lacking sensitivity or discernment; unrefined:

d. Carnal; sensual.

4.

a. Overweight; corpulent.

b. Dense; profuse.

5. Broad; general: the gross outlines of a plan.

n.

1. pl. gross·es The entire body or amount, as of income, before necessary deductions have been made.

2. pl. gross Abbr. gr. or gro. A group of 144 items; 12 dozen.

tr.v. grossed, gross·ing, gross·es

To earn as a total income or profit before deductions.

Phrasal Verb:

gross out Slang

To fill with disgust; nauseate: "The trick in making a family film . . . is finding ways to interest grown-ups without boring, confusing, or grossing out the younger set" (Christian Science Monitor).

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[Middle English, large, from Old French gros, from Late Latin grossus, thick. N., sense 2, Middle English grosse, from Old French grosse (douzain), large (dozen), feminine of gros.]

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grosser n.

grossly adv.

grossness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grossness - the quality of lacking taste and refinement raunch, vulgarity, vulgarism, commonness, coarseness inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

Translations

grossness [ˈgrəʊsnɪs] N

1. (= fatness) → obesidad f, gordura f

2. (= seriousness) [of crime, abuse] → crudeza f

3. (= tastelessness) [of joke, language, behaviour] → ordinariez f

grossness

n

(= seriousness, of error, insult, exaggeration, simplification) → Grobheit f; (of inequality, violation) → Krassheit f; (of negligence, injustice) → ungeheures Ausmaß

(= fatness) → Körperfülle f, → Fettheit f

(inf) (= disgusting nature) → abstoßende Art; (= tastelessness) → ordinäre Art