crude

English

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin crudus (“raw, crude, undigested”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kro͞od, IPA: /kɹuːd/, SAMPA: /kru:d/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːd
• Homophones: crewed

Adjective

crude (comparative cruder, superlative crudest)

1. Being in a natural state.

   crude oil

2. Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.

   a crude shelter

3. Lacking concealing elements.

   a crude truth

4. Lacking tact or taste.

   a crude remark

5. (statistics) Being in an unanalyzed form.

   crude data

6. (archaic) Immature or unripe.

Synonyms

• (being in a natural state): raw, unrefined, unprocessed
• (characterized by simplicity): primitive, rough, rude, rudimentary
• (lacking concealing elements): obvious, plain, unadorned, undisguised
• (lacking tact or taste): blunt, coarse, earthy, gross, stark, uncultivated, vulgar
• (statistics: in an unanalyzed form): raw
• (archaic: immature or unripe): See immature or unripe
• See also Wikisaurus:raw

Antonyms

• (being in a natural state): refined, processed

Derived terms

• crudeness
• crude oil
• crude material

Related terms

• cruel
• cruelty

Translations

being in a natural state

Bulgarian: суров (bg), необработен (bg) Czech: surový (cs) m., syrový (cs) m. Dutch: ruw (nl), onbewerkt (nl), ongeraffineerd (nl) Esperanto: kruda (eo) French: cru (fr) German: roh (de) Greek: ακατέργαστος (el) m., ανεπεξέργαστος (el) m.

Hebrew: גולמי (golmy) m., גולמית (golmyt) f. Italian: greggio (it) m., grezzo (it) Polish: surowy m., nieoczyszczony m. Portuguese: cru (pt) Swedish: rå (sv), grov (sv) Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

characterized by simplicity

Bulgarian: прост (bg), груб (bg) Czech: prostý (cs) m. Dutch: onafgewerkt (nl), rudimentair (nl), primitief (nl) Finnish: yksinkertainen (fi) German: unfertig

Greek: αδρός (el) m. Italian: rustico (it), raffazzonato (it) Polish: prymitywny m. Swedish: enkel (sv) Telugu: ముతక (mutaka)

lacking concealing elements

Czech: zřejmý (cs) m., evidentní (cs) m., f., and n., jasný (cs) m. Dutch: naakt (nl) Greek: χονδροειδής (el) m.

Italian: ovvio (it), crudo (it) Swedish: ohöljd (sv), oförblommerad (sv)

lacking tact or taste

Bulgarian: груб (bg) Czech: neomalený (cs) m. Dutch: ruw (nl), grof (nl), smakeloos (nl), vulgair (nl) Finnish: karkea (fi) French: vulgaire (fr) m. and f. German: roh (de), grob (de)

Greek: άξεστος (el) m. Italian: volgare (it) m. and f., crudo (it), semplice (it), grezzo (it) Russian: грубый (ru) Swedish: grov (sv), plump (sv), oborstad (sv) Telugu: నాటు (naaTu)

statistics: in an unanalyzed form

Bulgarian: суров (bg) Dutch: ruw (nl) Greek: ανεπεξέργαστος m. Italian: raffazzonato (it)

Russian: необработаный (ru) Swedish: obearbetad (sv), rå (sv) Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

immature or unripe

See immature or unripe Bulgarian: незрял (bg), неузрял (bg)

Czech: nedozrálý (cs) m., nezralý (cs) m. Italian: acerbo (it)

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Esperanto: kruda petrolo, nafto Indonesian: mentah

Spanish: crudo (1), rudimentario (2) Italian: greggio, grezzo (1,2), crudo (3,4)

Noun

crude (plural crudes)

1. Any substance in its natural state.
2. Crude oil.

Derived terms

• syncrude

Translations

any substance in its natural state

Greek: ακατέργαστος (el) m., αργός (el) m. Italian: greggio (it) m., grezzo (it) m.

Swedish: råämne (sv) n.

Anagrams

• cured

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Italian

Adjective

crude f plural

1. feminine plural of crudo

Anagrams

• curde

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Latin

Adjective

crūde

1. vocative masculine singular of crūdus