crudity
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈkruːdəti/
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crudeza
- The artist's early work shows the crudity of his style before he refined his technique.
Examples
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Please excuse the crudity of this model.
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I apologize for the crudity of this model, but I just...
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Crudity is ignorance, and ignorance is the enemy.
Fiction book (1999) -
In fact, in its crudity, the very phrase "the West" is the New Mythologists' answer to "the Primitive" as that term might have been used a century ago.
Academic text (1995) -
Not, I believe, an ignoble motive, for I loved him dearly and continued to do so even as I grew older and began to perceive the limitations of his own artistry, just as I'm sure his love for me was never shaken by the crudity of the drawings of lions and horses I regularly laid before him.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many viewers appreciated the crudity of the film, believing it added authenticity to the story.
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The crude materials used in the construction highlighted the crudity of the initial design.
Synonyms
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5.5
An unfinished, rough quality that feels unpolished
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4.9
Something that is rough and not finished, like a simple tool or shelter
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7.0
A lack of care for other people's feelings or for social rules
A strong lack of care for other people's feelings and good taste
A lack of experience and knowledge of the wider world that makes a person seem simple
The quality of being dull and simple without much real meaning
Being crude or coarse and not very smart
Antonyms
How Refined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crudity comes from the Latin crudus, which means 'raw', and is the source of the word crude in English. So, crudity can describe something still 'raw' or not made smooth or finished, which is why it means a lack of refinement or sophistication.