What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Coarser vs Courser - What's the difference?

coarser | courser |

As an adjective coarser

is comparative of coarse.

As a noun courser is

a dog used for coursing.

coarser

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (coarse)

    • coarse

    English

    (wikipedia coarse)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture.
  • Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy;
    • coarse manners
    coarse language

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "coarse" is often applied: language, particle, grain, graining, sand, powder, gravel, grit, salt, gold, thread, hair, cloth, grid, aggregate, texture, grass, fish, angling, fishing.

    Synonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): thick, rough, sharp, hard * (not refined ): rough, rude, uncouth, blunt, unpolished, inelegant, indelicate, vulgar, gritty, obscene, crass

    Antonyms

    * (of inferior quality ): fine

    Derived terms

    * coarsely * coarsen * coarseness

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    *

    courser

    English

    (wikipedia courser) (Cursorius)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dog used for coursing.
  • A person who practises coursing.
  • A hunter.
  • A stone used in building a course.
  • A racehorse or a charger.
  • Any of several species of bird in the genus Cursorius of the family Glareolidae.

    • Derived terms

    * bronze-winged courser, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus * Burchell's courser, Cursorius rufus * cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor * double-banded courser, Rhinoptilus africanus * Indian courser, Cursorius coromandelicus * Jerdon's courser, Rhinoptilus bitorquatus * Somali courser, Cursorius somalensis * Temminck's courser, Cursorius temminckii * three-banded courser, Rhinoptilus cinctus

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Anagrams

    * ----