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Webster 1913 Edition

Roughness

Rough′ness

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Noun.
The quality or state of being rough.

Webster 1828 Edition

Roughness

ROUGHNESS

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Noun.
ruf'ness.
1.
Unevenness of surface, occasioned by small prominences; asperity of surface; as the roughness of a board, of a floor, or of a rock.
2.
Austereness to the taste; as the roughness of sloes.
3.
Taste of astringency.
4.
Harshness to the ear; as the roughness of sounds.
5.
Ruggedness of temper; harshness; austerity.
6.
Coarseness of manners or behavior; rudeness.
Severity breedeth fear; but roughness breedeth hate.
7.
Want of delicacy or refinement; as military roughness.
8.
Severity; harshness or violence of discipline.
9.
Violence of operation in medicines.
10.
Unpolished or unfinished state; as the roughness of a gem or a draught.
11.
Inelegance of dress or appearance.
12.
Tempestuousness; boisterousness; as of winds or weather.
13.
Violent agitation by wind; as the roughness of the sea in a storm.
14.
Coarseness of features.

Definition 2024

roughness

roughness

English

Noun

roughness ‎(countable and uncountable, plural roughnesses)

  1. The property of being rough, coarseness.
    The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.

Translations

Etymology

rough +‎ -ness

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