Roughness

//ˈɹʌf.nəs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being rough, coarseness. countable, uncountable

    "The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart."

  2. 2
    harsh or severe speech or behavior wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    an unpolished unrefined quality wordnet
  5. 5
    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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  1. 6
    a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven wordnet
  2. 7
    Abundance, especially of food. Scotland, countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses wordnet
  4. 9
    A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface countable

    "The surface roughness was low."

  5. 10
    the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion wordnet
  6. 11
    rowdy behavior wordnet
  7. 12
    used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).

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