English Dictionary
◊ COARSENESS
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}]