Raggedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

shabbiness by virtue of being in rags

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæɡᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɡɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɡɪdnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæɡᵻdnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roughness

Antonyms

smoothness

Word Forms

rough	adjective	of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
ragged	adjective	having an irregular outline

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zerlumptheit

eine Textur einer Oberfläche oder Kante, die nicht glatt, sondern unregelmäßig und uneben ist

🇫🇷French

irrégularité

une texture d'une surface ou d'un bord qui n'est pas lisse mais irrégulière et inégale

🇪🇸Spanish

irregularidad

una textura de una superficie o borde que no es suave sino irregular y desigual

🇮🇹Italian

straccio

la trama di una superficie o di un bordo che non è liscia ma è irregolare e irregolare

🇳🇱Dutch

rafeligheid

een textuur van een oppervlak of rand die niet glad is, maar onregelmatig en oneffen

🇵🇹Portuguese

irregularidade

uma textura de uma superfície ou borda que não é lisa, mas é irregular e desigual

🇷🇺Russian

оборванность

текстура поверхности или края не гладкая, а неровная и неровная

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिथड़े-चिथड़ेपन

किसी सतह या किनारे की बनावट जो चिकनी नहीं है बल्कि अनियमित और असमान है

🇮🇳Tamil

கந்தல்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பு அல்லது விளிம்பின் அமைப்பு மென்மையானது அல்ல, ஆனால் ஒழுங்கற்ற மற்றும் சீரற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

చిరాకు

ఉపరితలం లేదా అంచు యొక్క ఆకృతి మృదువైనది కాదు కానీ సక్రమంగా మరియు అసమానంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

चिंधी

पृष्ठभाग किंवा काठाचा पोत जो गुळगुळीत नाही परंतु अनियमित आणि असमान आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીંથરેહાલ

સપાટી અથવા ધારની રચના જે સરળ નથી પરંતુ અનિયમિત અને અસમાન છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಸ್ತಾದತೆ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಚಿನ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸವು ಮೃದುವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಆದರೆ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಮವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റാഗഡ്നസ്സ്

മിനുസമാർന്നതും ക്രമരഹിതവും അസമവുമായ ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിൻ്റെയോ അരികിൻ്റെയോ ഘടന

🇵🇰Urdu

کھردرا پن

کسی سطح یا کنارے کی ساخت جو ہموار نہیں ہے لیکن فاسد اور ناہموار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

衣衫褴褛

表面或边缘的纹理，不光滑，但不规则且不均匀

🇯🇵Japanese

ぼろぼろ

滑らかではなく、不規則で不均一な表面またはエッジの質感

🇰🇷Korean

너덜함

매끄럽지는 않지만 불규칙하고 울퉁불퉁한 표면이나 가장자리의 질감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rách rưới

kết cấu của một bề mặt hoặc cạnh không mịn nhưng không đều và không đồng đều

🇹🇭Thai

ความหยาบกร้าน

พื้นผิวของพื้นผิวหรือขอบที่ไม่เรียบแต่ไม่สม่ำเสมอและไม่สม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekasaran

tekstur permukaan atau tepi yang tidak halus tetapi tidak beraturan dan tidak rata

🇵🇭Filipino

kakulitan

isang texture ng isang ibabaw o gilid na hindi makinis ngunit hindi regular at hindi pantay

🇲🇾Malay

keterlaluan

tekstur permukaan atau tepi yang tidak licin tetapi tidak sekata dan tidak rata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خشونة

نسيج سطح أو حافة غير ناعمة ولكنها غير منتظمة وغير مستوية

🇮🇷Persian

گندیدگی

بافت سطح یا لبه ای که صاف نیست اما نامنظم و ناهموار است

🇹🇷Turkish

yırtık pırtıklık

pürüzsüz olmayan ancak düzensiz ve pürüzlü bir yüzey veya kenar dokusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סמרטוטים

מרקם של משטח או קצה שאינו חלק אך אינו סדיר ולא אחיד

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