definition of
coarseness

[1] #1 coarseness n. [saltiness] language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre". wn

[2] #2 coarseness n. [graininess, granularity] the quality of being composed of relatively large particles. wn

[3] #3 coarseness n. [nubbiness, tweediness] looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth). wn

[4] #4 coarseness n. [commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch] the quality of lacking taste and refinement. wn