coarseness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of lacking taste and refinement (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	inelegance,
definition	:	the quality of lacking refinement and good taste (noun.attribute)

2. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	raggedness, roughness, raggedness, roughness,
definition	:	a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	sandiness,
definition	:	a texture resembling that of sand (noun.attribute)

4. language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	expressive style, style,
definition	:	a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication)

5. the quality of lacking taste and refinement (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious,
definition	:	suggestive of or tending to moral looseness (adj.all)

derivation	:	crude, earthy, gross, vulgar,
definition	:	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar,
definition	:	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarse, common,
definition	:	of low or inferior quality or value (adj.all)

6. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coarse, harsh,
definition	:	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (adj.all)

derivation	:	homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy,
definition	:	of textiles; having a rough surface (adj.all)

7. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy,
definition	:	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

8. language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	piquant, salty,
definition	:	engagingly stimulating or provocative (adj.all)

9. the quality of lacking taste and refinement (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious,
definition	:	suggestive of or tending to moral looseness (adj.all)

derivation	:	crude, earthy, gross, vulgar,
definition	:	conspicuously and tastelessly indecent (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar,
definition	:	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste (adj.all)

derivation	:	coarse, common,
definition	:	of low or inferior quality or value (adj.all)

10. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coarse, harsh,
definition	:	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (adj.all)

derivation	:	homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy,
definition	:	of textiles; having a rough surface (adj.all)

11. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy,
definition	:	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

12. language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication)

derivation	:	piquant, salty,
definition	:	engagingly stimulating or provocative (adj.all)