coarseness
Lack of refinement
Coarseness is the quality of being rough in texture, manner, or refinement.
A fabric's coarseness comes from thick, uneven threads.
In speech or behavior, coarseness suggests vulgarity or crudeness—lacking delicacy or tact: The coarseness of his jokes made her uncomfortable.
Coarseness can also describe granular texture: the coarseness of sea salt versus table salt.
Uneven surface quality
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- granularityLevel of detail
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
- burlapCoarse woven fiber
hessian · canvas · tweed · stubble · bristle · burr · grit · nap
Unrefined or vulgar quality
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
primitiveness · simplicity · rusticity · homeliness · artlessness · plainness · unpolished · unpretentious
Offensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- crassnessTactless, unrefined behavior
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
- indelicacyWant of propriety
tactlessness · uncouthness · obscenity · lewdness · profanity · impropriety · bawdiness · earthiness
roughness
Uneven surface quality
- graininessGrainy visual texture
- granularityLevel of detail
- sandpaperAbrasive-coated finishing material
burlap · hessian · canvas · tweed · stubble · bristle · burr · grit · nap · weave
crudity
Unrefined or vulgar quality
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
rawness · primitiveness · simplicity · rusticity · homeliness · artlessness · plainness · unpolished · unpretentious · humble
vulgarity
Offensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- crassnessTactless, unrefined behavior
- boorishnessCrude, uncouth conduct
indelicacy · tactlessness · uncouthness · obscenity · lewdness · profanity · impropriety · bawdiness · earthiness · ribaldry
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
milled · ground · chunky · kibbled · cracked · crushed · meal · bulgur · polenta · grits
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- irregularitiesbumps, dents, ridges, grooves, ripples
- physical propertiessolid, texture, weight, mass, surface
- propertiessize, shape, color, height, width
- roughnessroughness, grittiness, bumpiness, abrasiveness, scratchiness
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
coarsenessrefinement
Elegance of manner
politeness · gentility · courtesy · manners · decorum
coarsenessrefinement
Elegance of manner
elegance · sophistication · cultivation · tastefulness · polish