crudity
crudity · crudities
The state of being crudeThe state of being crude.
/ˈkɹuːdɪti/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The state of being crude.
a wild or unrefined state
(countable)A crude act or characteristic.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Indigestion; undigested food in the stomach; badly-concocted humours.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -itBorrowed from Middle French crudité, from Latin crūditās. By surface analysis, crude + -ity. Doublet of crudité.
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Forms
plural: cruditiesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement:crudenessgaucheness
- a wild or unrefined state:crudenessprimitivenessprimitivismrudeness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcrudeC1
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable