Gruffness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a throaty harshness

an abrupt discourteous manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌfnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈʌfnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈʌfnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈʌfnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hoarseness curtness huskiness brusqueness shortness abruptness

Word Forms

gruff	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
hoarse	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
husky	adjective	deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson
abrupt	adjective	surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
brusque	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
curt	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness
short	adjective	marked by rude or peremptory shortness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schroffheit

eine kehlige Härte

🇫🇷French

bourru

une dureté de gorge

🇪🇸Spanish

brusquedad

una dureza gutural

🇮🇹Italian

burberità

una durezza gutturale

🇳🇱Dutch

norsheid

een keelachtige hardheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

aspereza

uma aspereza gutural

🇷🇺Russian

грубость

гортанная резкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्कशता

गले में एक कठोरता

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বস্তি

একটি গলায় কঠোরতা

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனம்

ஒரு தொண்டைக் கடுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

మొరటుతనం

ఒక గొంతు కర్కశత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरबुरी

घशातील तिखटपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશતા

ગળામાં કઠોરતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟುತನ

ಗಂಟಲಿನ ಕಠೋರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുഷത

ഒരു തൊണ്ട കാഠിന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲੇ ਦੀ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدمزگی

گلے کی سختی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗暴

喉咙里的粗声粗气

🇯🇵Japanese

不機嫌さ

喉のような厳しさ

🇰🇷Korean

거칠음

목구멍이 가혹함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cộc cằn

một sự khắc nghiệt trong cổ họng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่พอใจ

ความรุนแรงในลำคอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegalakan

kekerasan yang serak

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

isang malupit na lalamunan

🇲🇾Malay

sifat kasar

kekasaran tekak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خشونة

قسوة الحلق

🇮🇷Persian

خش خش

سختی گلویی

🇹🇷Turkish

huysuzluk

boğaz sertliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבנות

קשיחות גרונית

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The primary meaning of 'gruffness' is 'a throaty harshness'.

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Using 'gruffness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gruffness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gruffness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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