Crudity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹuːdɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crudity is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being crude.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state of being crude.
More Meanings
- (countable) A crude act or characteristic.
- (obsolete, medicine) Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.
Example Sentences
Veteran GOP ad maker Jim Innocenzi had no qualms about the coded crudity, calling it “hilarious.”
What Art really reveals to us is Nature's lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition.
For there is no meat whatſoeuer, though otherwiſe wholeſome and good, but if it be vnſeaſonably taken, or immoderatly vſed, more then the ſtomack can well beare, will ingender crudity, and doe much harme.
Word Forms
- crudities
Synonyms for crudity
Depending on context, synonyms include crudeness, primitivism, rudeness, primitiveness, gaucheness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crudeness, gaucheness, rudeness, primitivism, primitiveness, inelegance.
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