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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
  Synonyms: graininess, granularity

Meaning #2: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
  Synonyms: nubbiness, tweediness

Meaning #3: the quality of lacking taste and refinement
  Synonyms: commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism


 
 
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