coarseness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun language or humor that is down-to-earth
    saltiness.
    • the saltiness of their language was inappropriate
    • self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre
  2. noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
    graininess; granularity.
  3. noun looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
    nubbiness; tweediness.
  4. noun the quality of lacking taste and refinement
    commonness; raunch; vulgarity; vulgarism; grossness.
  5. verb make or become coarse or coarser
    coarsen.
    • coarsen the surface
    • Their minds coarsened
  6. verb make less subtle or refined
    coarsen.
    • coarsen one's ideals

WordNet

Coarse"ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; melegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. "The coarseness of the sackcloth." Dr. H. More.
    Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange.
    A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke.

Webster 1913