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   coarseness

   /ˈkɔːsnəs/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being rough or harsh: "the coarseness of her hair" Similar roughnesspricklinesswirinessbristlinessscratchinessshagginessoafishnessloutishnessboorishnesschurlishnessuncouthnessrudenessill mannersdiscourteousnessungentlemanlinessvulgarityroughnesscrassnessvulgaritycrudenessoffensivenessindelicacyimproprietyindecorousnessunseemlinesscrassnesstastelessnesslewdnesspruriencebawdinessearthinessOpposite softnesssophisticationrefinement
   • ▪ the quality of being coarse in texture: "you can set the desired coarseness of your flour" Similar roughnesspricklinesswirinessbristlinessscratchinessshagginessOpposite softness
   • 2. rudeness; vulgarity: "he disliked the coarseness of the men around him" Similar oafishnessloutishnessboorishnesschurlishnessuncouthnessrudenessill mannersdiscourteousnessungentlemanlinessvulgarityroughnesscrassnessvulgaritycrudenessoffensivenessindelicacyimproprietyindecorousnessunseemlinesscrassnesstastelessnesslewdnesspruriencebawdinessearthinessOpposite sophisticationrefinement

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