crudity
Lack of refinement
Crudity is the quality of being crude—rough, unrefined, or lacking sophistication.
It can describe raw workmanship the crudity of the early prototypes or coarse behavior and expression The comedian's crudity put off half the audience.
The plural crudities refers to specific instances: vulgar remarks, unpolished features, or lapses in taste.
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
raunchiness · ribaldry · bawdiness · smut · impropriety · indelicacy · tactlessness · grossness
Coarse or harsh quality
- severityIntensity of sternness
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- gruffnessHarsh, rough manner
acrimony · asperity · sharpness · bitterness · bluntness · stridency · tartness · incivility
In simplest possible form
- primitiveIn earliest form
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
unadorned · naive · artless · amateurish · rough-hewn · homespun · unpretentious · makeshift
Not yet treated
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- uncookedNot yet prepared thermally
- untreatedNot given care
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
rough · natural · undeveloped · unfinished · unseasoned · immature · green · unprepared
obscenity
Indecent word or act
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- lewdnessCrude sexual indecency
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
coarseness · raunchiness · ribaldry · bawdiness · smut · impropriety · indelicacy · tactlessness · grossness · filthiness
abrasiveness
Coarse or harsh quality
gruffness · acrimony · asperity · sharpness · bitterness · bluntness · stridency · tartness · incivility · curtness
rudimentary
In simplest possible form
- primitiveIn earliest form
- basicFundamental in nature
- elementaryOf first principles
unsophisticated · unadorned · naive · artless · amateurish · rough-hewn · homespun · unpretentious · makeshift · unelaborated
unprocessed
Not yet treated
unpolished · rough · natural · undeveloped · unfinished · unseasoned · immature · green · unprepared · unready
- gracelessnessclumsiness, awkwardness, boorishness, rudeness, vulgarity
crudityrefinement
Elegance of manner
polish · cultivation · elegance · sophistication · grace
cruditytastefulness
Refined aesthetic sensibility
decorum · propriety · decency · gentility · decorousness
cruditysophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
subtlety · nuance · sensitivity · thoughtfulness · discernment