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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coarseness \Coarse"ness\ (k[=o]rs"n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coarseness n 1: the quality of being composed of relatively large particles [syn: {graininess}, {granularity}] 2: looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) [syn: {nubbiness}, {tweediness}] 3: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn: {commonness}, {grossness}, {vulgarity}, {vulgarism}]
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