| Dictionary: Coarse·ness |
The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. «The coarseness of the sackcloth.» Dr. H. More.
Pardon the coarseness of the illustration.L'Estrange.
A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings.Burke.
| Antonyms: coarseness |
Definition: rudeness, vulgarity
Antonyms: delicacy, manners, politeness, refinement, sophistication
| Word Tutor: coarseness |
The coarseness of the cloth made it scratchy and uncomfortable.
 | hard-favoredness |
| gentility |
| delicacy |
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