Crudeness
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being crude uncountable
- 2 an unpolished unrefined quality wordnet
- 3 A crude act or characteristic. countable
"We will never eliminate the crudenesses, the anti-intellectual rules, the mucker pose in higher education, until we give the universities back to faculty and students."
- 4 an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement wordnet
- 5 a wild or unrefined state wordnet
Example
More examples"Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable."
Etymology
From crude + -ness.
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