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coarseness

coarseness

4.1
A rough texture that is not smooth
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːrsnəs/
translation icon : rugosidad
  • The coarseness of the fabric gave the blanket a rustic look.
  • grades of coarseness

Examples

  • The coarseness of the sandpaper made it ideal for rough surfaces.

  • The simplicity of its institutions, like the coarseness of its textiles, is only relative, and Gulliver becomes accustomed to it very quickly.

    Academic text (2016)

  • It would be easier, she thinks, to just get used to the coarseness of the sugar.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • This is a common practice when threads have been cut into finished glass to remove any coarseness from the thread surface.

    Academic text (1995)

  • For hours, I sat in the well-tended garden next to the house to find the strength in the angles of branches and in the raked coarseness of sand.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She noticed the coarseness of the sugar as she stirred it into her tea.

Synonyms

roughness
vscoarseness
4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

focuses on texture being not smooth rather than general unevenness
lumpiness
vscoarseness
2 4.4

The feel of many small bumps on a surface

is broader, applying to not smooth texture beyond just lumps
unevenness
vscoarseness
1 5.1

A state in which something is not level or smooth

focuses specifically on not smooth texture rather than overall level or form
bumpiness
vscoarseness
1 4.6

An uneven surface with many bumps

covers the same not smooth quality but not limited to raised bumps
graininess
vscoarseness
1 6.4

A rough or not smooth texture caused by many small pieces

emphasizes overall lack of smoothness rather than specific particle detail
coarse-grained texture
vscoarseness
  • Specialized
5.8

A rough surface with large, easily seen grains

is a general quality of being not smooth, not only large particle surfaces
granularity
vscoarseness
  • Specialized
7.2

A thing made of large grains or particles

describes general not smooth texture rather than only particle composition
grittiness
vscoarseness
5.2

A rough, sandy feeling from small hard bits

describes lack of smoothness without specifying a sandy or abrasive quality
nubbiness
vscoarseness
9.6

A rough feeling on fabric caused by small bumps

applies more widely to any material, not only fabrics with small bumps

Antonyms

smoothness
5 1.9

An even surface without rough parts

How Coarse

abrasiveness
  • Specialized
6.8
roughness
4 3.4
coarseness
4.1
unevenness
1 5.1
smoothness
5 1.9

Surface Forms

coarseness singular
coarsenesses plural

Morphology

coarseness = coarse (transparent) = coarse + ness

A straightforward nominalization from the adjective 'coarse' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality or state.

Etymology

Coarseness comes from the adjective coarse, which originally meant 'rough' or 'not smooth', as in 'coarse salt'. So when we talk about the coarseness of a fabric or carpet, we mean its surface feels 'rough' to the touch.