coarseness

Meanings

• Adjective

  The quality of being rough or unrefined in texture, taste, or manner.

• Noun

  Lack of refinement or politeness in speech or behavior.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with coarseness
course , porse , horse , hearse , rehearse

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Variants

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coarse , coarsely , coarseness , coarsenesses , coarser , coarsest

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Forms

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coarser, coarsest

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Etymology

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From Old French 'cors' meaning body, and 'grossier' meaning coarse or clumsy.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'coarse' comes from the Old French word 'cors', meaning body. In Middle English, the word 'coarse' referred specifically to the body, with the sense of 'rude' or 'uncultured' developing later.

2. Coarseness is sometimes used to describe food that is rough or unrefined, such as coarse-grained bread or coarsely ground coffee.

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1. Rudeness: Coarseness is a form of rudeness, but not all rude behavior is coarse. Coarseness involves a lack of refinement or civility, while rudeness can simply mean being impolite or disrespectful.

2. Crudeness: Coarseness and crudeness are related concepts, but crudeness often implies a lack of sophistication or knowledge, while coarseness emphasizes a lack of refinement or civility.

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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, coarseness is often used to describe characters or settings that are rough, uncivilized, or uncultured. In art, it can refer to the use of rough textures or unpolished techniques. In music, it might be used to describe raw or unrefined sounds.

How to Memorize "coarseness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a piece of sandpaper. Sandpaper is rough and unrefined, just like something that is coarse.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'coarse' with 'rough' or 'unrefined'. Try to remember that coarse things are not smooth or polished.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Coarse is like a Course meal, where the textures are rough and unrefined.'

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