ROUGHNESS Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word roughness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ROUGHNESS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| crudeness | noun n | |||||
noun • a wild or unrefined state • an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement • an unpolished unrefined quality | ||||||
| harshness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance • excessive sternness | ||||||
| raggedness | noun n | |||||
noun • a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven • shabbiness by virtue of being in rags | ||||||
| abrasiveness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions • the quality of being sharply disagreeable | ||||||
| acerbity | noun n | |||||
noun • a sharp bitterness • a sharp sour taste • a rough and bitter manner | ||||||
| astringency | noun n | |||||
noun • a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker • the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids | ||||||
| brutality | noun n | |||||
noun • the trait of extreme cruelty • a brutal barbarous savage act | ||||||
| bumpiness | noun n | |||||
noun • the texture of a surface that has many bumps | ||||||
| coarseness | noun n | |||||
noun • language or humor that is down-to-earth • the quality of being composed of relatively large particles • looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) • the quality of lacking taste and refinement | ||||||
| gruffness | noun n | |||||
noun • a throaty harshness • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||
| jaggedness | noun n | |||||
noun • something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface | ||||||
| prickliness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines | ||||||
| ruggedness | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of being big and strong • the quality of being topologically uneven • the quality of being difficult to do | ||||||
| scratchiness | noun n | |||||
noun • the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | ||||||
| severity | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • something hard to endure • extreme plainness • excessive sternness | ||||||
| sharpness | noun n | |||||
noun • a quick and penetrating intelligence • the attribute of urgency in tone of voice • a strong odor or taste property • the quality of being keenly and painfully felt • thinness of edge or fineness of point • the quality of being sharp and clear • harshness of manner | ||||||
| stiffness | noun n | |||||
noun • the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend • the property of moving with pain or difficulty • firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action • the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) • excessive sternness | ||||||
| toughness | noun n | |||||
noun • enduring strength and energy • the property of being big and strong • the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking • impressive difficulty | ||||||
| unevenness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity • the quality of being unbalanced | ||||||
| choppiness | noun n | |||||
noun • used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather | ||||||