roughness meaning and definition

ROUGHNESS noun

Definition of roughness (noun)

1. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
   • synonyms: raggedness
   • antonym: smoothness
2. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
   • synonyms: harshness
3. an unpolished unrefined quality
   • "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
   • synonyms: crudeness
4. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
   • synonyms: choppiness, rough water
5. rowdy behavior
   • synonyms: disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism
6. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
   • synonyms: indentation, pitting
7. harsh or severe speech or behavior
   • "men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet"