crude

English

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Etymology

From Middle English crude, from Latin crūdus (“raw, bloody, uncooked, undigested, crude”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kro͞od, IPA: /kɹuːd/, X-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) (surov), необработен (bg) (neobraboten)
• 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) (akatérgastos) m, ανεπεξέργαστος (el) (anepexérgastos) m

• Hebrew: גולמי (golmy) m, גולמית (golmyt) f
• Hungarian: nyers (hu), finomítatlan (hu)
• Italian: greggio (it) m, grezzo (it)
• Persian: خام (fa) (xâm)
• Polish: surowy m, nieoczyszczony m
• Portuguese: cru (pt)
• Swedish: rå (sv), grov (sv)
• Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

characterized by simplicity

• Bulgarian: прост (bg) (prost), груб (bg) (grub)
• Czech: prostý (cs)
• Dutch: onafgewerkt (nl), rudimentair (nl), primitief (nl)
• Finnish: yksinkertainen (fi)
• German: unfertig
• Greek: αδρός (el) (adrós)

• Hungarian: kezdetleges (hu)
• Italian: rustico (it), raffazzonato (it)
• Polish: prymitywny m
• Swedish: enkel (sv)
• Telugu: ముతక (mutaka)

lacking concealing elements

• Czech: zřejmý (cs), evidentn (cs), jasný (cs)
• Dutch: naakt (nl)
• Greek: χονδροειδής (el) (chondroeidís)

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

lacking tact or taste

• Bulgarian: груб (bg) (grub)
• 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) (áxestos) m
• Hungarian: durva (hu), faragatlan (hu), nyers (hu)
• Italian: volgare (it) m and f, crudo (it), semplice (it), grezzo (it)
• Russian: грубый (ru) (grubyj)
• Swedish: grov (sv), plump (sv), oborstad (sv)
• Telugu: నాటు (naaTu)

statistics: in an unanalyzed form

• Bulgarian: суров (bg) (surov)
• Dutch: ruw (nl)
• Greek: ανεπεξέργαστος m
• Hungarian: nyers (hu)

• Italian: raffazzonato (it)
• Persian: خام (fa) (xâm)
• Russian: необработанный (ru) (neobrabotannyj)
• Swedish: obearbetad (sv), rå (sv)
• Telugu: ముడి (muDi)

immature or unripe

See immature or unripe

• Bulgarian: незрял (bg) (nezrjal), неузрял (bg) (neuzrjal)
• Czech: nedozrálý (cs) m, nezralý (cs) m

• Hungarian: éretlen (hu)
• Italian: acerbo (it)

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Translations to be checked

• 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) (akatérgastos) m, αργός (el) (argós) 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