roughness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
   raggedness.
   
2. noun the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
   harshness.
   
3. noun an unpolished unrefined quality
   crudeness.
   
   • the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her
4. noun used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
   rough water; choppiness.
   
5. noun rowdy behavior
   disorderliness; rowdyism; rowdiness.
   
6. noun the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
   pitting; indentation.
   
7. noun 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

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