| coarseness | (n) the quality of being composed of relatively large particles, Syn. granularity, graininess |
| coarseness | (n) looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth), Syn. nubbiness, tweediness |
| coarseness | (n) the quality of lacking taste and refinement, Syn. vulgarity, raunch, grossness, vulgarism, commonness |
| coarsened | adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean |
| Coarseness | n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] |