crudity

Noun

Meaning

The condition of being crude; rawness.

That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence, superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

crudeness primitivism rudeness primitiveness gaucheness smut dirt impurity obscenity profanity roughness harshness filth impropriety immaturity
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Antonyms

grace polish puritanism attention sensitivity purity
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Hypernyms

wild natural state impoliteness state of nature

Related terms

crude

Phrases with the word

conceptual crudity

Derivatives

crudities

Examples

The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer

the whole town was famous for its crudeness Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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