coarsen coarsely • coarseness · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · coarsen · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) make or become coarse or coarser. Examples: "Coarsen the surface." "Their minds coarsened." · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) make less subtle or refined. Example: "Coarsen one's ideals." · · Verb Definition 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073