Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crudeness
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: {crudeness}, {crudity},
{primitiveness}, {primitivism}, {rudeness}]
2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or
refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
[syn: {crudeness}, {crudity}, {gaucheness}]
3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier
dwellings depressed her" [syn: {crudeness}, {roughness}]