What does "roughness" mean?

The property of being rough, coarseness.

What is a synonym for "roughness"?

Common synonyms include: choppiness, crudeness, harshness, abruptness, acerbity, acidity.

//ˈɹʌf.nəs// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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The property of being rough, coarseness. countable, uncountable
"The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart."
2
harsh or severe speech or behavior wordnet
3
Something that is rough; a rough spot. countable, uncountable
"A variety of suitable methods for surface inspection are available to detect topographical defects induced by surface roughnesses such as scratches, digs, inclusions and spatters."
4
an unpolished unrefined quality wordnet
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Roughage; coarse fodder. US, countable, uncountable
"With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]"

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a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven wordnet
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Abundance, especially of food. Scotland, countable, uncountable
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the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses wordnet
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A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface countable
"The surface roughness was low."
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the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion wordnet
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rowdy behavior wordnet
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used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather wordnet