Roughness (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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- Granularity
- Tweediness
- Bristliness
- Abrasiveness
- Spininess
- Scratchiness
- Graininess
- Knot
- Nubbiness
- Burl
- Thorniness
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Meaning 3
Harsh or severe speech or behavior; "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 4
The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 5
An unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her".
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Meaning 6
Rowdy behavior.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 7
Used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.