Crudity

/ˈkruːdɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality of being crude; lack of refinement, sophistication, or taste; or a crude, vulgar, or offensive remark or behavior.

Etymology

From Latin 'cruditas' (rawness, indigestion), derived from 'crudus' (raw, uncooked); entered English through French influence in medieval times.

Kelly Says

The Romans used 'cruditas' to describe indigestion from eating raw or uncooked food—over time it broadened to mean any kind of roughness or lack of refinement!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርባ
ar-ba
ARالعربية
قساوة
qisaawah
BNবাংলা
শৃঙ্খল
shrin-khul
CACatalà
crudedat
kroo-deh-dat
CSČeština
hrubost
hrub-ost
DADansk
grovhed
grov-hed
DEDeutsch
Rohigkeit
roh-hi-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
βαρβαρότητα
var-bar-ro-tee-tah
ESEspañol
crudeza
kroo-deh-sah
FAفارسی
خشن
khashn
FISuomi
karkea
kar-keah
FRFrançais
cruauté
kroo-aw-te
GUGU
કઠણતા
ka-than-ta
HAHA
kyaut
kya-oot
HEעברית
ברוטליות
broo-tlee-ot
HIहिन्दी
कर्कशता
kar-kash-ta
HUMagyar
durvaság
doo-rva-sagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kasar
ka-sar
IGIG
egwu
eh-gwoo
ITItaliano
crudezza
kroo-deh-tza
JA日本語
粗野さ
furu-no-sa
KKKK
кібілетті
ki-bi-let-tee
KMKM
粗糙
kro-sô
KO한국어
거칠음
geo-chi-eum
MRMR
कठीणता
ka-thee-na-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kasar
ka-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်း
kya-n
NLNederlands
grofheid
grof-hayt
NONorsk
grovhet
grov-het
PAPA
ਕੁਰੂ
koo-roo
PLPolski
kruchość
kro-khosch
PTPortuguês
crudeza
kroo-deh-sah
RORomână
cruditate
kroo-dee-ta-teh
RUРусский
грубость
gro-bo-st
SVSvenska
grovhet
grov-het
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-ka-lee
TAதமிழ்
அசுத்தம்
asu-tham
TEతెలుగు
క్రూరత్వం
kroora-tvam
THไทย
ความหยาบคาย
kwam-h-ya-bak-kai
TLTL
kasal
ka-sal
TRTürkçe
kaba
kah-bah
UKУкраїнська
грубість
gro-beesht
URاردو
خشن
khashn
VITiếng Việt
thô tục
tho-tuc
YOYO
àgbà
ah-gba
ZH中文
粗糙
cū cāo
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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