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coarseness

noun

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the quality of lacking taste and refinement

noun

  1. looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

noun

  1. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

noun

  1. language or humor that is down-to-earth

    “the saltiness of their language was inappropriate”

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Example Sentences

the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre

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