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1. a. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth: planed the board so it was no longer rough. b. Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket. 2. a. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands. b. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
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1. a. : marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface : coarse. b. : covered with or made up of coarse and often shaggy hair. rough-coated collie. compare smooth, wirehaired. c (1) : having a broken, uneven, or bumpy surface. rough terrain. (2) : difficult to travel through or penetrate : wild. into the rough woods P. B. Shelley. 2.
the quality of not being even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition: The roughness of the roads is the biggest danger to tires. the quality of not feeling smooth to touch: the roughness of his skin.
Definitions of roughness. noun. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven. synonyms: raggedness. see more. soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design. the quality of being composed of relatively large particles.
Synonyms for ROUGHNESS: bitterness, edge, bite, harshness, severity, acidity, sharpness, asperity; Antonyms of ROUGHNESS: softness, gentleness, mildness, kindliness, refinement, cultivation, polish, gentility.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun roughness. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. The property of being rough, coarseness. The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart. Wiktionary. Synonyms: rough-water. choppiness. disorderliness. rowdyism. rowdiness. indentation. pitting. harshness. crudeness. raggedness. wooliness. gruffness. asperity. acrimony. unevenness. Antonyms: smoothness. courtesy.