 roughness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven | |
| Related terms: | smoothness texture harshness coarseness shagginess bumpiness slub coarseness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an unpolished unrefined quality | |
| Synonyms: | crudeness | |
| Examples: | "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" |
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| Related terms: | inelegance | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) harsh or rough to the ear | |
| Synonyms: | harshness | |
| Related terms: | timbre gruffness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] rowdy behavior | |
| Synonyms: | rowdyism disorderliness rowdiness | |
| Related terms: | disorder | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (meteorology) used of the sea | |
| Synonyms: | rough_water choppiness | |
| Related terms: | storminess | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chemistry) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | |
| Synonyms: | indentation pitting | |
| Related terms: | corrosion indent | |
| Similar spelling: |
rosiness roughneck |
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