CRUDENESS

crudeness, roughness

(noun) an unpolished unrefined quality; “the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her”

crudeness, crudity, gaucheness

(noun) an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; “the whole town was famous for its crudeness”

crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness

(noun) a wild or unrefined state

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crudeness (countable and uncountable, plural crudenesses)

(uncountable) The state of being crude

(countable) A crude act or characteristic.

Synonyms

• crudity

Source: Wiktionary


Crude"ness, n.

Definition: A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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