coarseness

the common dandelion. The term also suggests lack of distinction and can imply coarseness or crudeness:

He thinks Arthur and his knights engagingly native but is shocked by their coarseness and their inhumane treatment of the servants.

It is pretended, that I am retarding the cause of emancipation, by the coarseness of my invective, and the precipitancy of my measures.

There was neither coarseness nor want of shadowing in a countenance that was exquisitely regular and dignified, and surpassingly beautiful.

The coarseness of the sandpaper made it difficult to smooth out the rough edges.

Her voice had a certain coarseness to it, which added to her unique charm.

The coarseness of the fabric irritated her sensitive skin.

He couldn't stand the coarseness of the language used by some of his coworkers.

The coarseness of the sea salt gave the dish a nice crunch.

She complained about the coarseness of the towels in the hotel.

The coarseness of his behavior shocked everyone at the party.

The coarseness of the gravel made it uncomfortable to walk barefoot.

The coarseness of the jokes made some people uncomfortable.

The coarseness of the paintbrush left streaks on the canvas.

Perhaps it was her coarseness that he was attracted to.

But in office his coarseness turned some voters off, even as it thrilled others.

He described the impression that Rembrandt made on him with a coarseness I cannot repeat.

'Just a shade or two of coarseness'.

Naturally the Englishman was a coarse animal and liked coarseness.

Mr. Bulstrode, the banker, seemed to be addressed, but that gentleman disliked coarseness and profanity, and merely bowed.

I was weakly dismayed at the ignorance, the poverty, the coarseness of all I heard and saw round me.

There was nothing to disguise the coarseness of this masonry, which offered a melancholy contrast to the ancient magnificence of the woodwork.

And yet there was neither coarseness nor want of shadowing in a countenance that was exquisitely regular, and dignified and surpassingly beautiful.

Milnes was the good-nature of London; the Gargantuan type of its refinement and coarseness; the most universal figure of May Fair.