Associations to the word «Coarseness»
Noun
- Refinement
- Brutality
- Delicacy
- Obscenity
- Ignorance
- Hardness
- Humour
- Propriety
- Fielding
- Exaggeration
- Fibre
- Modesty
- Quixote
- Cruelty
- Attire
- Swift
- Instinct
- Spite
- Sentiment
- Taste
- Manner
- Jonas
- Contempt
- Tenderness
- Expression
- Folly
- Fault
- Affection
- Purity
- Humor
- Civilization
- Conscience
- Grain
- Conception
- Habit
- Beauty
- Luther
- Corruption
- Milton
- Charm
- Impression
- Sympathy
- Delight
- Speech
- Genius
- Contrast
- Evil
- Violence
- Conversation
- Gentleman
- Tone
- Pride
- License
- Nature
- Feeling
- Sand
- Skin
- Lack
- Tendency
- Strength
- Grace
- Absence
- Literature
Adjective
Wiktionary
COARSENESS, noun. The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
COARSENESS, noun. The quality or state of being coarse; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language.
Dictionary definition
COARSENESS, noun. Language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre".
COARSENESS, noun. The quality of being composed of relatively large particles.
COARSENESS, noun. Looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth).
COARSENESS, noun. The quality of lacking taste and refinement.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.