Crudeness

Origin

crude + -ness

Full definition of crudeness

Noun

1. (uncountable) The state of being crude
2. (countable) A crude act or characteristic.
• 1960, Henry Steele Commager, "Is Ivy Necessary?" Saturday Review, vol. 43, 17 Sep., p. 86,We will never eliminate the crudenesses, the anti-intellectual rules, the mucker pose in higher education, until we give the universities back to faculty and students.

Synonyms

• crudity