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Detailed Synonyms for roughness in English

roughness:

roughness [the ~] noun

  1. the roughness
    the roughness; the harshness
  2. the roughness
    the unevenness; the roughness; the bumpiness
  3. the roughness
    the roughness
  4. the roughness
    the roughness; the bristlyness
  5. the roughness
    the rawness; the roughness
  6. the roughness
    – harsh or severe speech or behavior 1
    the roughness
    – harsh or severe speech or behavior 1
    • roughness [the ~] noun
      • men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity1
      • the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet1
  7. the roughness
    – an unpolished unrefined quality 1
    the roughness; the crudeness
    – an unpolished unrefined quality 1
    • roughness [the ~] noun
    • crudeness [the ~] noun
      • the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her1
  8. the roughness
    – a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven 1
    the roughness; the raggedness
    – a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven 1
  9. the roughness
    – the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses 1
    the harshness; the roughness
    – the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses 1
  10. the roughness
    – the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion 1
    the indentation; the roughness; the pitting
    – the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion 1
  11. the roughness
    – rowdy behavior 1
    the roughness; the disorderliness; the rowdyism; the rowdiness
    – rowdy behavior 1
  12. the roughness
    – used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather 1
    the roughness; the choppiness; the rough water
    – used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather 1

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Related Definitions for "roughness":

  1. harsh or severe speech or behavior1
    • men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity1
    • the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet1
  2. an unpolished unrefined quality1
  3. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven1
  4. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses1
  5. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion1
  6. rowdy behavior1
  7. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather1

rough:

rough adj

  1. rough
    rough
  2. rough
    rough; broad
  3. rough
  4. rough
  5. rough
  6. rough

rough adj

  1. rough
    – ready and able to resort to force or violence 1
    rough; pugnacious
    – ready and able to resort to force or violence 1
    • rough adj
      • they were rough and determined fighting men1
    • pugnacious adj
      • pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance1
  2. rough
    – unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 1
    rough; grating; gravelly; scratchy; rasping; raspy
    – unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound 1
  3. rough
    – violently agitated and turbulent 1
    fierce; rough; boisterous
    – violently agitated and turbulent 1
    • fierce adj
      • the fierce thunders roar me their music1
    • rough adj
      • rough weather1
      • rough seas1
    • boisterous adj
      • boisterous winds and waves1
  4. rough
    – not shaped by cutting or trimming 1
    rough; uncut
    – not shaped by cutting or trimming 1
    • rough adj
      • rough gemstones1
    • uncut adj
      • an uncut diamond1
  5. rough
    – full of hardship or trials 1
    rough; rocky
    – full of hardship or trials 1
    • rough adj
      • they were having a rough time1
    • rocky adj
      • the rocky road to success1
  6. rough
    – not quite exact or correct 1
    rough; approximate; approximative
    – not quite exact or correct 1
  7. rough
    – unkind or cruel or uncivil 1
    harsh; rough
    – unkind or cruel or uncivil 1
    • harsh adj
      • had harsh words1
      • a harsh and unlovable old tyrant1
    • rough adj
      • a rough answer1
  8. rough
    – unpleasantly stern 1
    harsh; rough
    – unpleasantly stern 1
    • harsh adj
      • wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus1
    • rough adj
      • the nomad life is rough and hazardous1
  9. rough
    – not perfected 1
    rough
    – not perfected 1
    • rough adj
      • a rough draft1
      • a few rough sketches1
  10. rough
    – (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 1
    rough
    – (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse 1
    • rough adj
      • she was a diamond in the rough1
      • rough manners1
  11. rough
    – not carefully or expertly made 1
    rough; crude
    – not carefully or expertly made 1
    • rough adj
      • rough carpentry1
    • crude adj
      • managed to make a crude splint1
      • a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them1
  12. rough
    – having or caused by an irregular surface 1
    rough; unsmooth
    – having or caused by an irregular surface 1
    • rough adj
      • trees with rough bark1
      • rough ground1
      • rough skin1
      • rough blankets1
    • unsmooth adj
      • his unsmooth face1
  13. rough
    – causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 1
    rough; bumpy; rocky; jumpy; jolting; jolty
    – causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements 1
  14. rough
    – of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 1
    rough
    – of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped 1

rough adv

  1. rough
    – with rough motion as over a rough surface 1
    rough; roughly
    – with rough motion as over a rough surface 1
  2. rough
    – with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 1
    rough; roughly
    – with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') 1
    • rough adv
      • they treated him rough1
    • roughly adv
      • he was pushed roughly aside1

rough [the ~] noun

  1. the rough
    – the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short 1
    the rough
    – the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short 1

rough verb

  1. rough
    – prepare in preliminary or sketchy form 1
    rough; rough out; rough in
    – prepare in preliminary or sketchy form 1

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Related Definitions for "rough":

  1. ready and able to resort to force or violence1
    • they were rough and determined fighting men1
  2. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound1
  3. violently agitated and turbulent1
    • rough weather1
    • rough seas1
  4. not shaped by cutting or trimming1
    • rough gemstones1
  5. full of hardship or trials1
    • they were having a rough time1
  6. not quite exact or correct1
    • a rough guess1
  7. unkind or cruel or uncivil1
    • a rough answer1
  8. unpleasantly stern1
    • the nomad life is rough and hazardous1
  9. not perfected1
    • a rough draft1
    • a few rough sketches1
  10. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse1
    • she was a diamond in the rough1
    • rough manners1
  11. not carefully or expertly made1
    • rough carpentry1
  12. having or caused by an irregular surface1
    • trees with rough bark1
    • rough ground1
    • rough skin1
    • rough blankets1
  13. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements1
    • a rough ride1
  14. of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped1
  15. with rough motion as over a rough surface1
    • ride rough1
  16. with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')1
    • they treated him rough1
  17. the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short1
  18. prepare in preliminary or sketchy form1