noun
a wild or unrefined state
• Syn: ↑crudeness, ↑crudity, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑rudeness), ↑primitive, ↑crude (for: ↑crudity), ↑crude (for: ↑crudeness)
• Hypernyms: ↑wild, ↑natural state, ↑state of nature
Useful english dictionary. 2012.