Defenition of the word roughness
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Defenition of the word roughness
- used of the sea
- an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
- harsh or rough to the ear
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- rowdy behavior
- harsh or severe speech or behavior
- an unpolished unrefined quality
- a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
- the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
- used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
Synonyms for the word roughness
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- ambiguity
- brusqueness
- brutality
- bumpiness
- choppiness
- coarseness
- crudeness
- disorderliness
- force
- gruffness
- harshness
- haziness
- imprecision
- indentation
- inexactness
- irregularity
- physical power
- pitting
- rough water
- rowdiness
- rowdyism
- rudeness
- sketchiness
- unevenness
- vagueness
- violence
Similar words in the roughness
Hyponyms for the word roughness
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- abrasiveness
- bristliness
- bumpiness
- burl
- coarseness
- graininess
- granularity
- gruffness
- harshness
- hoarseness
- huskiness
- knot
- nubbiness
- prickliness
- scaliness
- scratchiness
- shagginess
- slub
- spininess
- thorniness
- tweediness
Hypernyms for the word roughness
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- corroding
- corrosion
- disorder
- erosion
- inelegance
- intensification
- quality
- storminess
- texture
- timber
- timbre
- tone
- unpleasantness
Antonyms for the word roughness
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