crudity

cru·di·ty

noun \ˈkrü-də-tē\

plural cru·di·ties

Definition of CRUDITY

1

: the quality or state of being crude

2

: something that is crude

Examples of CRUDITY

1. the crudity of the drawing
2. The movie's crudities were supposed to be funny, but they didn't make me laugh.

First Known Use of CRUDITY

1547

Related to CRUDITY

Synonyms: bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, obscenity, dirt, dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, profanity, raunch, raunchiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness

Antonyms: cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness

Related Words: broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness; immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness; lechery; depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness; exceptionability, objectionableness, unacceptability, undesirability; reprehensibility, reprehensibleness; abusiveness, scurrilousness; atrociousness, atrocity, infamy, loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness; distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness

Near Antonyms: priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism; correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness; appropriateness, fitness, suitability, suitableness; immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness

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Rhymes with CRUDITY

nudity