crudeness
Rough, unpolished quality
Crudeness is the quality of being crude—rough, unrefined, or lacking sophistication.
It can describe physical rawness the crudeness of the wooden construction or social coarseness the crudeness of his jokes.
The word often carries judgment about taste or manners: someone's crudeness offends through vulgarity or lack of subtlety.
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
bawdiness · ribaldry · indelicacy · impropriety · tastelessness · grossness · smuttiness · earthiness
Not processed or polished
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
- grittinessRough granular quality
abrasiveness · ruggedness · raggedness · unevenness · bristliness · scratchiness · heaviness · clumsiness
Quality of being straightforward
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- tactlessnessAbsence of social sensitivity
plainness · straightforwardness · undiplomatic · brusqueness · gruffness · insensitivity · indelicacy · point-blank
In simplest possible form
- basicFundamental in nature
- rough-hewnCoarsely cut, left unsmoothed
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
undeveloped · unfinished · simple · elementary · prehistoric · stone-age · caveman · tribal
Lacking professional skill
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- artlessLacking deceit or cunning
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
inept · bungling · ham-fisted · unschooled · untrained · unpracticed · rough · sloppy
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
indecency · bawdiness · ribaldry · indelicacy · impropriety · tastelessness · grossness · smuttiness · earthiness · off-color
unrefined
Not processed or polished
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- harshnessUnsparing quality or manner
grittiness · abrasiveness · ruggedness · raggedness · unevenness · bristliness · scratchiness · heaviness · clumsiness · awkwardness
directness
Quality of being straightforward
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
tactlessness · plainness · straightforwardness · undiplomatic · brusqueness · gruffness · insensitivity · indelicacy · point-blank · matter-of-fact
rudimentary
In simplest possible form
- basicFundamental in nature
- rough-hewnCoarsely cut, left unsmoothed
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
unsophisticated · undeveloped · unfinished · simple · elementary · prehistoric · stone-age · caveman · tribal · archaic
amateurish
Lacking professional skill
clumsy · inept · bungling · ham-fisted · unschooled · untrained · unpracticed · rough · sloppy · half-baked
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- shoddinessslipshod, slapdash, hack job, botch job, botch
- vulgarityvulgar humor, crass, coarse, obscene, profanity
- philistinismanti-intellectualism, boorishness, tastelessness, uncouthness
- bad mannersrudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, incivility, disrespect
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
crudenessrefinement
Elegance of manner
sophistication · propriety · decency · gentility · polish
crudenesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
grace · refinement · polish · finesse · artistry
crudenessrefinement
Elegance of manner
sophistication · advancement · development · processing · completion
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