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crassitude

cras·si·tude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kras-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈkræs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /ˈkræ.sɪ.tjuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kras-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈkræs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of crassitude word

  • noun crassitude gross ignorance or stupidity. 1
  • noun crassitude thickness; grossness. 1
  • noun crassitude (archaic) thickness, coarseness. 1
  • noun crassitude The state or quality of being crass. 0

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Origin of crassitude

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin crassitūdō thickness. See crass, -i-, -tude

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Parts of speech for Crassitude

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crassitude popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

crassitude usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for crassitude

noun crassitude

  • diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
  • layer — protocol layer
  • sheet — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
  • density — Density is the extent to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
  • width — extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.

Antonyms for crassitude

noun crassitude

  • thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • slenderness — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.
  • slim — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.

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