Associations to the word «Coarseness»

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

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