roughness

/ɹˈʌfnəs/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
2. the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
3. an unpolished unrefined quality
   “the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her”
4. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
5. rowdy behavior
6. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
7. harsh or severe speech or behavior
   “men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity”

Synonyms for roughness

• raggedness
• harshness
• crudeness
• choppiness
• rough water
• rowdiness
• rowdyism
• disorderliness
• pitting
• indentation

Antonyms of roughness

• smoothness

Words that rhyme with roughness

• toughness