Gruffness

Synonyms for "gruffness" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(5 words)

brusqueness curtness abrasiveness abruptness bluntness

Strong matches (7)

Noun(5 words)

coarseness grittiness growls harshness hoarseness

discord dryness

Related words (13)

Noun(6 words)

huskiness rasp roughness rugosity scratchiness shortness

rudeness severity sharpness surliness thickness truculence ugliness

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More general

10 entries

attitude behavior discourtesy harshness manner roughness rudenesssound qualitysurface propertytexture

More specific

9 entries

bluntness brusquenesscoarse texturecurtnessgranular texturegrowling tonelow voicepebbly surfacerasping tone

Collocations

6 entries

gruff attitudegruff demeanorgruff expressiongruff mannergruff tonegruff voice

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

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