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crass

crass
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kras]
    • /kræs/
    • /kræs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kras]
    • /kræs/

Definitions of crass word

  • adjective crass Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people. 3
  • adjective crass stupid; gross 3
  • adjective crass grossly stupid, dull, or obtuse 3
  • adjective crass tasteless, insensitive, and coarse 3
  • adjective crass money-grubbing; blatantly materialistic 3
  • adjective crass without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid: crass commercialism; a crass misrepresentation of the facts. 1

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Origin of crass

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; (< Middle French) < Latin crassus thick, dense, fat, heavy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crass

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crass popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

crass usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crass

adj crass

  • boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
  • churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
  • vulgar — characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
  • stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
  • rude — discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way: a rude reply.

adjective crass

  • insensitive — deficient in human sensibility, acuteness of feeling, or consideration; unfeeling; callous: an insensitive person.
  • thoughtless — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • tactless — lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
  • obnoxious — highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
  • coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.

Antonyms for crass

adj crass

  • polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
  • kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
  • tactful — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
  • refined — having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.

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