noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness. countable, uncountable

   "Now that he was doing so much else she could never have the grossness to apply for it to Sir Claude."

2. 2
   the quality of lacking taste and refinement wordnet
3. 3
   The quality of being repulsive or disgusting. countable, slang, uncountable
4. 4
   Size. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

animalismanimalitybad tastebarbarismbasenessbestiality

Example

More examples

"Now that he was doing so much else she could never have the grossness to apply for it to Sir Claude."

Etymology

From gross + -ness.

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