coarseness
noun
coarseness is spelled C-O-A-R-S-E-N-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coarseness means “The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coarseness is coarsenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in coarseness?
| Letters | 10: C-O-A-R-S-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coarseness?
Coarseness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of coarseness
- coarsenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coarseness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
- 2
The quality or state of being coarse
coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language
- 3
Something that is coarse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coarseness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being coarse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | aspereza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coarseness come from?
From coarse + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).