ROUGHNESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an unpolished unrefined quality
   Synonym(s)
   • crudeness (what does crudeness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inelegance (what does inelegance mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • texture (what does texture mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • smoothness (what does smoothness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • coarseness (what does coarseness mean?)
   • nubbiness (what does nubbiness mean?)
   • tweediness (what does tweediness mean?)
   • slub (what does slub mean?)
   • knot (what does knot mean?)
   • burl (what does burl mean?)
   • harshness (what does harshness mean?)
   • abrasiveness (what does abrasiveness mean?)
   • scratchiness (what does scratchiness mean?)
   • coarseness (what does coarseness mean?)
   • graininess (what does graininess mean?)
   • granularity (what does granularity mean?)
   • shagginess (what does shagginess mean?)
   • bumpiness (what does bumpiness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • harsh or rough to the ear
   Synonym(s)
   • harshness (what does harshness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • timbre (what does timbre mean?)
   • timber (what does timber mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • gruffness (what does gruffness mean?)
   • hoarseness (what does hoarseness mean?)
   • huskiness (what does huskiness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
   Synonym(s)
   • indentation (what does indentation mean?)
   • pitting (what does pitting mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • corrosion (what does corrosion mean?)
   • corroding (what does corroding mean?)
   • erosion (what does erosion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • indent (what does indent mean?)
   • dent (what does dent mean?)
   • scar (what does scar mean?)
   • mark (what does mark mean?)
   • pock (what does pock mean?)
   • pit (what does pit mean?)
5. Meaning
   • rowdy behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • disorderliness (what does disorderliness mean?)
   • rowdiness (what does rowdiness mean?)
   • rowdyism (what does rowdyism mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disorder (what does disorder mean?)
6. Meaning
   • used of the sea
   Synonym(s)
   • choppiness (what does choppiness mean?)
   • rough water (what does rough water mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) roughness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • storminess (what does storminess mean?)