Raspiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being raspy. uncountable

    "The speaking voice was clear and strong with no raspiness, but there was a noticeable rasp in the loud singing voice."

  2. 2
    (of sound) The state or characteristic of being rough or raw, especially used to describe vocal quality. wordnet

Synonyms

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cacophonycoarsenessdiscorddrynessharshnessroughness

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"The speaking voice was clear and strong with no raspiness, but there was a noticeable rasp in the loud singing voice."

Etymology

From raspy + -ness.

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