earthiness
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈɜrθiˌnəs/
- Offensive
:
vulgaridad
- Her poetry reflects an earthiness that connects deeply with human desires and the realities of life.
Examples
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The comedian's earthiness delighted the audience, as his jokes were both crude and unfiltered.
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The rhythms, the earthiness, the sticky sweetness... sound savored music to wet my pants.
Fiction book (1993) -
But in Begley's Manhattan, earthiness and lusts are closer to the surface.
Academic text (1998) -
The playfulness and earthiness of earlier pop stars is passed over in favor of a more realistic sense of youthful urban revelry.
Academic text (2013) -
It is "held together... by a pervasive realism, a tender earthiness in all its characters, and a sometimes ironical appreciation of their existence at their age in that spot on earth in that period of cultural and historical determination."
Academic text (1993) -
The film's earthiness was evident in its raw depiction of love and relationships without any gloss.
Synonyms
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7.4
A lack of good taste and politeness in speech or behavior
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7.9
Sexual words or actions that are rude and offensive
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9.9
A way of acting that uses sexual words and images to shock or excite people
A type of indecent sexual joke or language
A mood that makes people feel sexual interest
Antonyms
How Earthy
- NSFW
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7.4
2
6.4
- Offensive
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6.8
- Formal
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7.3
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word earthiness comes from earth meaning 'ground' and the ending -y meaning 'like'. So, 'being like the ground' gives an image of something rough, natural, and very direct, which is why earthiness can mean coarse, unrefined, or openly sexual.