roughness

noun

1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

Similar word(s): raggedness

Definition categories: attribute, texture

2. the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

Similar word(s): harshness

Definition categories: attribute, unpleasantness

3. an unpolished unrefined quality

Similar word(s): crudeness

Definition categories: attribute, inelegance

4. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

Similar word(s): choppiness

Definition categories: state, storminess

5. rowdy behavior

Similar word(s): disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism

Definition categories: state, disorder

6. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

Similar word(s): indentation, pitting

Definition categories: process, corroding, corrosion, erosion

7. 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

Definition categories: act, intensification