| NOUN | communication | coarseness, saltiness | language or humor that is down-to-earth |
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| attribute | coarseness, graininess, granularity | the quality of being composed of relatively large particles | |
| attribute | coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness | looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) | |
| attribute | coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch | the quality of lacking taste and refinement |
| Meaning | language or humor that is down-to-earth. | |
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| Synonym | saltiness | |
| Broader | expressive style, style | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
| Meaning | The quality of being composed of relatively large particles. | |
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| Synonyms | graininess, granularity | |
| Narrower | sandiness | A texture resembling that of sand |
| Broader | roughness, raggedness | A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
| Spanish | granularidad | |
| Catalan | granularitat | |
| Meaning | Looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth). | |
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| Synonyms | nubbiness, tweediness | |
| Broader | roughness, raggedness | A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
| Spanish | grosor, rugosidad, tosquedad | |
| Adjectives | coarse | of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles |
| Meaning | The quality of lacking taste and refinement. | |
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| Synonyms | commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch | |
| Broader | inelegance | The quality of lacking refinement and good taste |
| Spanish | bastedad, chabacanería, grosería, ordinariez, tosquedad, vulgaridad, zafiedad | |
| Catalan | barroeria, grolleria, grosseria, indelicadesa, ordinariesa, raunch, tosquedat, vulgaritat | |
| Adjectives | coarse | lacking refinement or cultivation or taste |
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