Crudity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wild or unrefined state

an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːdᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈuːdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈuːdɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːdᵻɾi/.

Examples

the whole town was famous for its crudeness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crudeness primitiveness primitivism gaucheness rudeness

Parts of Speech

noun	a wild or unrefined state
noun	an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement “the whole town was famous for its crudeness”

Word Forms

crude	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
primitive	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
rude	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
gauche	adjective	lacking social polish

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Roheit

ein wilder oder unraffinierter Zustand

🇫🇷French

crudité

un état sauvage ou non raffiné

🇪🇸Spanish

crudeza

un estado salvaje o sin refinar

🇮🇹Italian

crudezza

uno stato selvaggio o non raffinato

🇳🇱Dutch

grofheid

een wilde of ongeraffineerde staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

crueza

um estado selvagem ou não refinado

🇷🇺Russian

грубость

дикое или нерафинированное состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भोंडापन

एक जंगली या अपरिष्कृत अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

অসভ্যতা

একটি বন্য বা অপরিশোধিত রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனம்

ஒரு காட்டு அல்லது சுத்திகரிக்கப்படாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరత్వం

అడవి లేదా శుద్ధి చేయని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रूरपणा

एक जंगली किंवा अपरिष्कृत राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રૂરતા

જંગલી અથવા અશુદ્ધ રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೂರತೆ

ಕಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരത

വന്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰਹਿਮਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਰਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

خامی

ایک جنگلی یا غیر واضح ریاست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗鲁

狂野或未经精炼的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

粗雑さ

野生の、または未精製の状態

🇰🇷Korean

생것

거칠거나 정제되지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn không tiêu

một trạng thái hoang dã hoặc chưa tinh chế

🇹🇭Thai

ความโหดร้าย

รัฐที่ดุร้ายหรือไม่บริสุทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekasaran

keadaan liar atau tidak murni

🇵🇭Filipino

kabulukan

isang ligaw o hindi nilinis na estado

🇲🇾Malay

kekasaran

keadaan liar atau tidak ditapis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خامية

حالة برية أو غير مكررة

🇮🇷Persian

خامی

حالت وحشی یا تصفیه نشده

🇹🇷Turkish

kabalık

vahşi veya rafine edilmemiş bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַסוּת

מצב פראי או לא מעודן

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