coarse

Meanings

• Adjective

  Unrefined or crude in quality or manner.

  - "The coarse sandpaper made it difficult to smooth the wood."
  - "The coarse language was not appropriate for the audience."
  - "The coarse fabric was uncomfortable to wear."

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Pronunciation

1. /kɔːɹs/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

fine

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Synonyms

blunt , crass , gritty , indelicate , inelegant , obscene , rough , rude , uncouth , unpolished , vulgar , hard , rough , sharp , thick

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with coarse
horse , force , course , norse

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Homophones

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1. Cors (French) : Island
   

2. Coarse (English) : Unrefined
   

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Variants

List of all variants of coarse that leads to same result
coarse , coarsely , coarseness , coarsenesses , coarser , coarsest , coarse fish , coarse fishes , coarse-grained

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Forms

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coarsely, coarser, coarsest

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Etymology

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Old French 'cors' meaning body, probably due to the idea of unrefined or crude food.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'coarse' is derived from the Old French word 'cors', which means 'body'.

2. In the culinary world, 'coarse' can be used to describe the texture of ground meat or grains.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rough: Related adjective with similar meaning

2. Unrefined: Related adjective with similar meaning

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Quotes

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1. Around the throbbing machinery was a frame of "coarse" wire net.

   - Ursula K. Le Guin,{it}Harper's{/it},August 1990

2. He had a heavy face and a shrivelled nose and thick, "coarse", bunched up skin.

   - Paul Theroux,{it}Granta{/it},Summer 1994

3. She'd always been taught—and she'd felt it instinctively—that sun-braised cheeks, sallow skin and reddened hands were "coarse" and unsightly, the emblem of the foreigner and the day laborer.

   - T. Coraghessan Boyle,{it}The Road To Wellville{/it},1993

4. He was a man of middle age with "coarse", curly gray hair, a dark, pock-marked complexion and protruding, almost batrachian eyes.

   - Leila Hadley,{it}Give Me the World{/it},(1958) 1999

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Culture

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In literature, 'coarse' is often used to describe characters or settings that are rough or unpolished. It can also be used metaphorically to describe harsh or unrefined emotions or ideas.

How to Memorize "coarse"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bag of unrefined grains or a rough piece of fabric to remember the meaning of 'coarse'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'coarse' with words like 'rough' or 'unrefined' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic like 'C-O-A-R-S-E' where each letter stands for a synonym or reminder of the meaning.

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