crudeness

crudeness
noun
1. a wild or unrefined state
Syn: ↑crudity, ↑primitiveness, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness
Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑rudeness), ↑primitive (for: ↑primitiveness), ↑crude (for: ↑crudity), ↑crude
Hypernyms: ↑wild, ↑natural state, ↑state of nature
2. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
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the whole town was famous for its crudeness

Syn: ↑crudity, ↑gaucheness
Derivationally related forms: ↑gauche (for: ↑gaucheness), ↑crude (for: ↑crudity), ↑crude
Hypernyms: ↑impoliteness
3. an unpolished unrefined quality
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the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her

Syn: ↑roughness
Derivationally related forms: ↑rough (for: ↑roughness), ↑crude
Hypernyms: ↑inelegance

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