crudeness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crudeness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for crudeness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crudeness n a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness] an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" Synonym(s): crudeness, crudity, gaucheness an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" Synonym(s): crudeness, roughness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crudeness \Crude"ness\, n. A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness; unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories or plans.