Roughness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌfnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌfnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌfnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌfnəs/.

Examples

the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her
men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity
the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crudeness pitting rowdyism rough water rowdiness choppiness raggedness harshness disorderliness indentation

Antonyms

smoothness

Parts of Speech

noun	a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
noun	the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
noun	an unpolished unrefined quality “the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her”
noun	used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
noun	rowdy behavior
noun	the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
noun	harsh or severe speech or behavior “men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity”

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
harsh	adjective	disagreeable to the senses
crude	adjective	not carefully or expertly made
choppy	adjective	rough with small waves
rowdy	adjective	disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
disorderly	adjective	undisciplined and unruly
pit	verb	mark with a scar
indent	verb	make a depression into

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rauheit

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

🇫🇷French

rugosité

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

🇪🇸Spanish

aspereza

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

🇮🇹Italian

rugosità

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

🇳🇱Dutch

ruwheid

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

rugosidade

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

🇷🇺Russian

шероховатость

текстура поверхности или края не гладкая, а неровная и неровная

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेअदबी

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

🇧🇩Bengali

রুক্ষতা

একটি পৃষ্ঠ বা প্রান্তের টেক্সচার যা মসৃণ নয় কিন্তু অনিয়মিত এবং অসম

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினத்தன்மை

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

🇮🇳Telugu

కరుకుదనం

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

🇮🇳Marathi

उग्रपणा

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

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરબચડી

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟುತನ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಚಿನ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸವು ಮೃದುವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಆದರೆ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಮವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുഷത

മിനുസമാർന്നതും ക്രമരഹിതവും അസമവുമായ ഒരു ഉപരിതലത്തിൻ്റെയോ അരികിൻ്റെയോ ഘടന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਰਦਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਨਾਰੇ ਦੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਜੋ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھردری

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗糙度

表面或边缘的纹理，不光滑，但不规则且不均匀

🇯🇵Japanese

粗さ

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

거

매끄럽지는 않지만 불규칙하고 울퉁불퉁한 표면이나 가장자리의 질감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gồ ghề

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

🇹🇭Thai

ความหยาบ

พื้นผิวของพื้นผิวหรือขอบที่ไม่เรียบแต่ไม่สม่ำเสมอและไม่สม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekasaran

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

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkamagaspang

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

🇲🇾Malay

kekasaran

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

زبری

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

🇹🇷Turkish

pürüzlülük

pürüzsüz olmayan ancak düzensiz ve pürüzlü bir yüzey veya kenar dokusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִספּוּס

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

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What is the primary definition of the word 'roughness'?

The primary meaning of 'roughness' is 'a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven'.

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

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

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

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