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English noun: coarseness | |||
| 1. | coarseness (communication) language or humor that is down-to-earth | ||
| Samples | The saltiness of their language was inappropriate. Self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre. | ||
| Synonyms | saltiness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
| 2. | coarseness (attribute) the quality of being composed of relatively large particles | ||
| Synonyms | graininess, granularity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raggedness, roughness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sandiness | ||
| 3. | coarseness (attribute) looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) | ||
| Synonyms | nubbiness, tweediness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raggedness, roughness | ||
| 4. | coarseness (attribute) the quality of lacking taste and refinement | ||
| Synonyms | commonness, grossness, raunch, vulgarism, vulgarity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inelegance | ||
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