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roughness noun
Meaning : A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven.
Synonyms : raggedness
Translation in other languages :
A texture without roughness. Smooth to the touch.
Admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs.Some artists prefer the smoothness of a board.
smoothness
Meaning : The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.
Synonyms : harshness
Meaning : An unpolished unrefined quality.
Example :
The crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her.
Synonyms : crudeness
Meaning : Used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather.
Synonyms : choppiness, rough water
Meaning : Rowdy behavior.
Synonyms : disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism
Meaning : The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.
Synonyms : indentation, pitting
Meaning : Harsh or severe speech or behavior.
Example :
Men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity.
The roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet.
