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Noun
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(n)
roughness
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raggedness
(a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven)
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(n)
harshness
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roughness
(the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses)
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(n)
crudeness
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roughness
(an unpolished unrefined quality)
"the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
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(n)
choppiness
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roughness
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rough water
(used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather)
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rowdiness
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rowdyism
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roughness
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disorderliness
(rowdy behavior)
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(n)
pitting
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roughness
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indentation
(the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)
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roughness
(harsh or severe speech or behavior)
"men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"