- crudity
- crudity early 14c., from M.Fr. crudité (14c.) and directly from L. cruditatem (nom. cruditas), from crudus (see CRUDE (Cf. crude)).
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Crudity — Cru di*ty (kr[udd] d[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Crudities} ( t[i^]z). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit[ e]. See {Crude}.] 1. The condition of being crude; rawness. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crudity — [kro͞o′də tē] n. [ME crudite < OFr < L cruditas] 1. the condition or quality of being crude 2. pl. crudities a crude action, remark, etc … English World dictionary
crudity — noun /ˈkɹuːdɪti/ a) The state of being crude. What Art really reveals to us is Natures lack of design, her curious crudities, her extraordinary monotony, her absolutely unfinished condition. b) A crude act or characteristic. For there is no meat… … Wiktionary
crudity — crude ► ADJECTIVE 1) in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined. 2) (of an estimate or guess) likely to be only approximately accurate. 3) rudimentary or makeshift. 4) offensively coarse or rude. ► NOUN ▪ natural mineral oil.… … English terms dictionary
crudity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1547 1. the quality or state of being crude 2. something that is crude … New Collegiate Dictionary
crudity — /krooh di tee/, n., pl. crudities for 2. 1. the state or quality of being crude. 2. something crude. [1375 1425; late ME crudite < L cruditas. See CRUDE, ITY] * * * … Universalium
crudity — Synonyms and related words: callowness, coarseness, crassness, crudeness, earthiness, gaudiness, greenness, grossness, immatureness, immaturity, loudness, meretriciousness, nondevelopment, obscenity, oversimplicity, oversimplification, rawness,… … Moby Thesaurus
crudity — cru·di·ty || kruËdɪtɪ n. indelicacy, rudeness, vulgarity; quality of being unprocessed or unrefined … English contemporary dictionary
crudity — n. Rawness, See crudeness … New dictionary of synonyms
crudity — n 1. vulgarity, coarseness, commonness, lowness, crudeness; rudeness, incivility, impropriety, unseemliness, bad manners; boorishness, churlishness, boisterousness, brazenness, brassiness. 2. lack of polish, lack of breeding, unrefinement,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
