earthiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthiness
Noun
  • But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.
    Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The real marvel, in this instance, being the avoidance of vulgarity.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Over-Nite Sensation is a triumph: a concentrated digest from perhaps the most popular stretch of his career, and a freeze-frame of his compositional flowering and ingenious lyrical ribaldry.
    Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Finding liberty in punk artistry, Dury updated the tradition of British music-hall ribaldry and rude folk humor.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • But there's no way to implant an impurity in a single molecule.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Apply the gel to dry or damp skin and go in with a silicone cleansing brush to gently lift away impurities.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Earthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthiness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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