coarseness

1 the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: graininess, granularity]

2 looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn: nubbiness, tweediness]

3 the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch]

English

Etymology

coarse + -ness

Noun

1. The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
2. The quality or state of being coarse; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language.

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