coarsenesses

Definitions

The quality or state of having a rough, harsh, or uneven texture.

The quality of being crude, vulgar, or lacking in refinement or delicacy.

Examples

The varying coarsenesses of the sandpaper allowed the carpenter to achieve a smooth finish on the rough oak.

Geologists analyzed the different coarsenesses of the sediment layers to determine the speed of the ancient river flow.

Synonyms

roughness vulgarity crudeness grossness harshness impoliteness indelicacy

Antonyms

refinement delicacy smoothness politeness elegance gentility sophistication