The quality or state of being coarse; roughness, crudeness, or lack of refinement.
From coarse + -ness (noun-forming suffix creating abstract nouns). The abstract noun form emerged naturally from the adjective to describe the quality itself.
The coarseness of sand is why it's useful for sandpaper—the rougher the texture, the better it works at abrading and smoothing other surfaces.
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