crassness

NOUN

coarseness

Synonyms

STRONG

bawdiness boorishness callousness crudity harshness indelicacy offensiveness rawness ribaldry roughness smut smuttiness uncouthness unevenness

WEAK

earthiness poor taste unrefinement

Antonyms

WEAK

delicacy manners politeness refinement sophistication

NOUN

vulgarity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

obscenity profanity

STRONG

crudity discourtesy filthiness foulness grossness indecency lewdness profaneness rudeness

Antonyms

STRONG

decency modesty politeness

WEAK

decorum restraint tastefulness

Example Sentences

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Crassness is often the subject, and sometimes the method, of this brazen slab of camp.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 10, 2018

Crassness may be inherent in a form that inclines to swift transgression.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 8, 2014