coarseness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun language or humor that is down-to-earth
  2. noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
  3. noun looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

Etymology

From coarse + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

saltiness

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