Grossness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹəʊsnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grossness is a noun meaning Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
Meaning
Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
More Meanings
- (slang) The quality of being repulsive or disgusting.
- (obsolete) Size.
Example Sentences
Now that he was doing so much else she could never have the grossness to apply for it to Sir Claude.
He […] began to descend to familiar questions, endeavouring to accommodate his discourse to the grossness of rustic understandings. The clowns soon found that he did not know wheat from rye, and began to despise him; one of the boys, by pretending to show him a bird's nest, decoyed him into a ditch; […]
Word Forms
- grossnesses
Synonyms for grossness
Depending on context, synonyms include vulgarity, coarseness, commonness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coarseness, vulgarity, commonness, crassitude, unrefinement, crudeness.
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