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Misspelling

oughness, rooughness, rougghness, roughhness, roughmess, roughne?, roughneess, roughnes, roughnessss, roughnezz, roughnness, rouughness, rroughness, ruoghness

Roughness — synonyms, roughness antonyms, definition

1. roughness (Noun)

34 synonyms

brawling choppiness crudeness disorderliness disorderly play feel fibre harshness horseplay indentation inequality irregularity manhandling nap pile pitting raggedness rambunctiousness raucousness riotousness • • •

1 antonym

smoothness

7 definitions

roughness (Noun) — A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven.

roughness (Noun) — The quality of being unpleasant (harsh, rough or grating) to the senses.

roughness (Noun) — An unpolished unrefined quality. ex. "the roughness of frontier dwellings depressed her"

roughness (Noun) — Used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather.

roughness (Noun) — Rowdy behaviour.

roughness (Noun) — The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.

roughness (Noun) — Harsh or severe speech or behaviour. ex. "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity" ex. "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"

9 types of

corroding corrosion disorder erosion inelegance intensification storminess texture unpleasantness

22 types

abrasiveness bristliness bumpiness burl coarseness graininess granularity gruffness harshness hoarseness huskiness knot nubbiness prickliness scaliness scratchiness shagginess slub spininess thorniness • • •