Antonyms for crudity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kroo-di-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkru dɪ ti

Definition of crudity

Origin : early 14c., from Middle French crudité (14c.) and directly from Latin cruditatem (nominative cruditas), from crudus (see crude).

As in indecency : noun obscenity, vulgarity
As in rudeness : noun impoliteness
As in vulgarity : noun coarseness
As in roughness : noun coarseness
As in coarseness : noun rudeness, vulgarity

Example sentences :

The airs and graces they assumed did but emphasise their crudity.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

But excuse the audacity and the crudity of my speculations—it only proves my interest.
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

She seemed to him, in all this, an extraordinary mixture of innocence and crudity.
Extract from : « Daisy Miller » by Henry James

This retreat seemed to him romantic and pleasing, in spite of its crudity.
Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez

The crudity of the method is even regarded as a proof of its morality.
Extract from : « Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) » by Sir Leslie Stephen

It strikes you as the crudity of a race not quite civilized.
Extract from : « The Sleuth of St. James's Square » by Melville Davisson Post

But it was not the crudity, but the power, of the new-comer that impressed people.
Extract from : « Heroines of Service » by Mary Rosetta Parkman

What are the elements which produce the atmosphere of crudity that stands for Millerstown?
Extract from : « Atlantic Narratives » by Mary Antin

And this faith, in all its crudity, exists at the present day.
Extract from : « The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study » by Jean-Marie Guyau

Crudity or deficiency of the verb characterizes the speech of all primitive peoples.
Extract from : « Our Southern Highlanders » by Horace Kephart

Synonyms for crudity

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