noun
1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑raggedness
• Ant: ↑smoothness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑ragged (for: ↑raggedness), ↑rough
• Hypernyms: ↑texture
• Hyponyms:
↑scaliness, ↑coarseness, ↑nubbiness, ↑tweediness, ↑slub, ↑knot, ↑burl, ↑harshness, ↑abrasiveness, ↑scratchiness, ↑graininess, ↑granularity, ↑shagginess, ↑bumpiness, ↑prickliness, ↑bristliness, ↑spininess, ↑thorniness
2. an unpolished unrefined quality (Freq. 1)
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the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her
• Syn: ↑crudeness
• Hypernyms: ↑inelegance
3. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑harshness
• Hypernyms: ↑unpleasantness
• Hyponyms: ↑gruffness, ↑hoarseness, ↑huskiness
4. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
• Syn: ↑choppiness, ↑rough water
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rough, ↑choppy (for: ↑choppiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑storminess
5. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
• Syn: ↑pitting, ↑indentation
6. rowdy behavior
• Syn: ↑rowdiness, ↑rowdyism, ↑disorderliness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disorderly (for: ↑disorderliness), ↑rough, ↑rowdy (for: ↑rowdiness)
• Hypernyms: ↑disorder
7. harsh or severe speech or behavior
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men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity
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the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet
• Hypernyms: ↑intensification
Useful english dictionary. 2012.