crudeness

as inindiscretion
as inawkwardness
as inbarbarity
as inartlessness
as inroughness
as inrudeness
as invulgarity
as inilliteracy
as inilliterateness
as innescience
as inobliviousness
as inunawareness
as inunconsciousness
as inunfamiliarity
as inignorance

Antonyms for crudeness

barbarity

noun. crudity, savagery

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "in a raw state," from Latin crudus "rough; not cooked, raw, bloody," from PIE *krue-do-, from PIE *kreue- (1) "raw flesh" (see raw). Meaning "lacking grace" is first attested 1640s. Related: Crudely; crudeness. Crude oil is from 1865.

Example Sentences for crudeness

"The crudeness of your ferocity is positively gross, Martin," Mr. Jones said disdainfully.

Crudeness he saw, vulgarity he heard, but Force he felt, and marvelled.

The crudeness of many of these is scarcely to be excelled in any part of the world.

Weakness, crudeness, selfishness, speak out their own existence.

I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.

It was the poverty and crudeness of my youth that had made me intolerant.

His gesture seemed to deprecate the crudeness of the allusion.

The crudeness of his surroundings made him sit up with a start.

The crudeness and impotency of the song in our ears has nothing to do with the argument.

It belongs to the crudeness, and ignorance, and superstition of barbaric times.

crudeness

Synonyms for crudeness

Antonyms for crudeness

More words related to crudeness

artlessness

awkwardness

barbarity

ignorance

illiteracy

illiterateness