crudeness meaning and definition

CRUDENESS noun

Definition of crudeness (noun)

1. a wild or unrefined state
   • synonyms: crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness
2. an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement
   • "the whole town was famous for its crudeness"
   • synonyms: crudity, gaucheness
3. an unpolished unrefined quality
   • "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
   • synonyms: roughness