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For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
Carl Bernstein

Meaning of "coarse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COARSE

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COARSE

coarse  [kɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COARSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coarse is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COARSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of coarse in the English dictionary

The first definition of coarse in the dictionary is rough in texture, structure, etc; not fine. Other definition of coarse is lacking refinement or taste; indelicate; vulgar. Coarse is also of inferior quality; not pure or choice.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COARSE


corse
kɔːs
course
kɔːs
discourse
ˈdɪskɔːs
divorce
dɪˈvɔːs
endorse
ɪnˈdɔːs
enforce
ɪnˈfɔːs
force
fɔːs
hoarse
hɔːs
horse
hɔːs
intercourse
ˈɪntəˌkɔːs
matter-of-course
ˈmætərəvˌkɔːs
morse
mɔːs
Norse
nɔːs
outsource
ˌaʊtˈsɔːs
recourse
rɪˈkɔːs
reinforce
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs
resource
rɪˈzɔːs
sauce
sɔːs
source
sɔːs
workforce
ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COARSE

coalshed
coaly
coaming
coannex
coappear
coapt
coaptation
coarb
coarctate
coarctation
coarse fish
coarse fishing
coarse-grain salt
coarse-grained
coarsely
coarsen
coarseness
coarsish
coassist
coassume

WORDS THAT END LIKE COARSE

arse
carse
duck´s arse
enhearse
farse
hearse
inhearse
misparse
pain in the arse
parse
Pearse
pig´s arse
rehearse
short-arse
smart arse
smartarse
sparse
tight-arse

Synonyms and antonyms of coarse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COARSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «coarse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of coarse

Translation of «coarse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COARSE

Find out the translation of coarse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coarse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coarse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗糙的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

basto
570 millions of speakers

English

coarse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَظّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грубый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grosseiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grossier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grob
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

きめの粗い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거친
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coarse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரடுமுரடான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खडबडीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szorstki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aspru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραχύς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

growwe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grov
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coarse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COARSE»

The term «coarse» is very widely used and occupies the 18.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COARSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coarse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coarse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coarse

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10 QUOTES WITH «COARSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coarse.
1
Charles Babbage
Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die.
2
Carl Bernstein
For the first time, the weird and the stupid and the coarse are becoming our cultural norms, even our cultural ideal.
3
Joseph P. Bradley
Brutes are governed by their appetites and impulses. Savages are but little removed in this respect from brutes. Brutish men and coarse natures are mostly led by their impulses, appetites and passions. The true nobility of our nature is evinced by self-control, which restrains, governs and subdues the impulses, appetites, passions and desires.
4
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.
5
Kevin DeYoung
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.
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Bobby Flay
A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.
7
Edward P. Jones
I have said with as much sincerity as I can muster that if I were thrown into a dungeon with a sentence of one hundred years, with my only company being an illiterate guard who came twice a day with meals but who never spoke, I would still write - on coarse toilet paper in the dark if I could spare it.
8
John O'Donohue
Much of the stress and emptiness that haunt us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty. Internally, the mind becomes coarse and dull if it remains unvisited by images and thoughts that hold the radiance of beauty.
9
Thomas de Quincey
Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual.
10
John Sununu
The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William Shakespeare, an argument is more interesting than a soliloquy - and there will never be a shortage of people willing to argue on TV.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COARSE»

Discover the use of coarse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coarse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lectures on Coarse Geometry
Students and researchers who wish to learn about contemporary methods of understanding the geometry and topology of manifolds will be well served by reading this book.
John Roe
2
Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing
Fine- and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Computing gives the basic concepts and building blocks for the design of Fine- (or FPGA) and Coarse-Grain Reconfigurable Architectures.
Dimitrios Soudris, Stamatis Vassiliadis, 2007
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Coarse-Grained Deltas: Special Publication 10 of the IAS
This Special Publication contains most of the contributions presented at the 1st International Workshop on Fan Deltas (1988) but also contains additional papers which make this particular volume a very well-rounded reference source for the ...
Albina Colella, David Prior, 2009
4
American Coarse Angling
Using unconventional bait fishing techniques and equipment, Brook Landis has developed a uniquely American approach to catching coarse fish that is challenging and fun.
Brook Landis, 2007
5
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing: Technologies and ...
Filled with practical information, the book provides a clear understanding of recent developments in the dynamic field of CWDM.
Marcus Nebeling, Hans Joerg Thiele, 2007
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Coarse Cohomology and Index Theory on Complete Riemannian ...
This book develops a cohomology theory appropriate to coarse geometry. The theory is then used to construct 'higher indices' for elliptic operators on noncompact complete Riemannian manifolds.
John Roe, 1993
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Index Theory, Coarse Geometry, and Topology of Manifolds
Lecture notes from the conference held Aug. 1995 in Boulder, Colo.
John Roe, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, 1996
8
Fisheries Management: A manual for still-water coarse fisheries
Carefully compiled by three leading specialists, who each draw on many years’ experience, this book is an essential purchase for all still water coarse fisheries managers.
Ian Wellby, Ash Girdler, Robin Welcomme, 2010
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Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems
Assembling the work of some of the most influential, world-renowned researchers in the field, this book provides a unified, in-depth overview of all the coarse-grained schemes developed for condensed phase and biomolecular systems.
Gregory A. Voth, 2008
10
The Art of Coarse Sex
Being coarse doesn't prevent sex from being fun however, and Michael Green, in his search to get at the bottom of Man's perrennial fixation, has produced his funniest, wickedest, wittiest expose yet. It puts the French into belles lettres.
Michael Green, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COARSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coarse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coarse Curly Hair Types, Products & Techniques: Quick Styling Tips …
It's just that curly hair can typically be more coarse, so if you want highlights, they should be bold, otherwise they will get lost among the curls," ... «Fashion Times, Jul 15»
2
4 picnic recipes to pack and go
11/4 pounds skirt steak, room temperature, cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces. Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper. 4 ears corn, husks and silk ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
3
Homemade Ice Cream: It's in the bag
You put the ice cream ingredients in a quart-size Ziploc bag then place that in a gallon-size bag filled with ice and coarse salt. When the salt ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
4
Pony up to the bar for dessert
Whisk in brown sugar and cinnamon. Add 12 tablespoons butter and, using a pastry blender, cut until mixture resembles coarse meal. «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
5
Starbucks Launches Cold Brew Nationally, Throws L.A. Party
At Starbucks, baristas combine cool water with coarse ground African and Latin American coffee and let it steep for nearly a day (20 hours to be ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Try these Italian-inspired tomato dishes
... other than Parmigiano-Reggiano, it will not sing in your mouth, and if you use regular salt, and not a coarse sea salt, all will be disappointed. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
7
YouTube's most popular star PewDiePie 'earned £4.5m' last year
The videos that have made him rich feature him playing various computer games, filmed alongside his reactions and often coarse commentary. «ITV News, Jul 15»
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10 Best Hairstyles For Summer: Find A Hot New Look Like Taylor Swift
If you really want to make a bold hair statement, copy Kate Mara's new pixie cut. Just be mindful of your hair type, as anyone with coarse, curly ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
9
Probe launched into claims against top Israeli cop who committed …
... said with regard to the News1 report that it had not been decided to open an investigation and that reports to the contrary were a “coarse lie.”. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
10
We could use a booster shot of Atticus Finch right now
For me and many folks I grew up with, reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" was an inoculation against the coarse, corruptive influences of our ... «AL.com, Jul 15»

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