Coarse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌaʊntɚɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪnasts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪnasts/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌaʊntɚɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌaɪz/.

Examples

coarse meal
coarse sand
a coarse weave

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vulgar uncouth harsh rough-cut common

Antonyms

fine

Parts of Speech

adjective	of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles “coarse meal”
adjective	lacking refinement or cultivation or taste “he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind”
adjective	of low or inferior quality or value; - Shakespeare “of what coarse metal ye are molded”

Word Forms

coarseness	noun	looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
harshness	noun	the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
commonness	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement
commonality	noun	a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
uncouthness	noun	inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
vulgarize	verb	debase and make vulgar
vulgarity	noun	the quality of lacking taste and refinement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grob

aus Texturen, die sich rau anfühlen, oder aus Stoffen, die aus relativ großen Partikeln bestehen

🇫🇷French

grossier

de textures rugueuses au toucher ou de substances constituées de particules relativement grosses

🇪🇸Spanish

grueso

de texturas que son ásperas al tacto o sustancias que consisten en partículas relativamente grandes

🇮🇹Italian

grossolano

di texture ruvide al tatto o di sostanze costituite da particelle relativamente grandi

🇳🇱Dutch

ruw

van texturen die ruw aanvoelen of stoffen die uit relatief grote deeltjes bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

grosseiro

de texturas ásperas ao toque ou substâncias constituídas por partículas relativamente grandes

🇷🇺Russian

грубый

грубых на ощупь текстур или веществ, состоящих из относительно крупных частиц

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुरदुरा

ऐसी बनावटें जो छूने में खुरदरी होती हैं या ऐसे पदार्थ जिनमें अपेक्षाकृत बड़े कण होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

মোটা

টেক্সচারের যা স্পর্শে রুক্ষ বা অপেক্ষাকৃত বড় কণা সমন্বিত পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

கரடுமுரடான

தொடுவதற்கு கடினமான கட்டமைப்புகள் அல்லது ஒப்பீட்டளவில் பெரிய துகள்களைக் கொண்ட பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముతక

స్పర్శకు కఠినమైన అల్లికలు లేదా సాపేక్షంగా పెద్ద కణాలతో కూడిన పదార్థాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

स्पर्शास खडबडीत पोत किंवा तुलनेने मोठे कण असलेले पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

બરછટ

ટેક્સચર કે જે સ્પર્શ માટે રફ હોય અથવા પ્રમાણમાં મોટા કણો ધરાવતા પદાર્થો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟಾದ

ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಕ್ಕೆ ಒರಟಾಗಿರುವ ಟೆಕಶ್ಚರ್ ಅಥವಾ ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಣಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കൻ

സ്പർശനത്തിന് പരുക്കനായ ടെക്സ്ചറുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താരതമ്യേന വലിയ കണങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ പദാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟੇ

ਟੈਕਸਟ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਛੋਹਣ ਲਈ ਮੋਟਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਵੱਡੇ ਕਣਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

موٹے

ساخت کی جو چھونے کے لیے کھردری ہوتی ہے یا نسبتاً بڑے ذرات پر مشتمل مادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗

触感粗糙的纹理或由相对较大颗粒组成的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

粗い

触るとザラザラした質感や、比較的大きな粒子からなる物質

🇰🇷Korean

조잡한

촉감이 거친 질감이나 상대적으로 큰 입자로 구성된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô

kết cấu thô ráp khi chạm vào hoặc các chất bao gồm các hạt tương đối lớn

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบ

ของเนื้อสัมผัสที่หยาบเมื่อสัมผัสหรือสารที่ประกอบด้วยอนุภาคขนาดค่อนข้างใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

tekstur yang kasar saat disentuh atau zat yang terdiri dari partikel yang relatif besar

🇵🇭Filipino

magaspang

ng mga texture na magaspang sa pagpindot o mga sangkap na binubuo ng medyo malalaking particle

🇲🇾Malay

kasar

tekstur yang kasar pada sentuhan atau bahan yang terdiri daripada zarah yang agak besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خشن

من مواد خشنة الملمس أو مواد تتكون من جزيئات كبيرة نسبيًا

🇮🇷Persian

درشت

بافت هایی که در لمس خشن هستند یا موادی که از ذرات نسبتاً بزرگ تشکیل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba

dokunulduğunda pürüzlü olan dokular veya nispeten büyük parçacıklardan oluşan maddeler

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַס

של מרקמים מחוספסים למגע או חומרים המורכבים מחלקיקים גדולים יחסית

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