Dictionary Entry

roughness

roughness is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being rough. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1noun
The quality or state of being rough.
2noun
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"
3noun
an unpolished unrefined quality
"the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
Synonyms
crudeness
4noun
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Synonyms
raggedness
5noun
the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
Synonyms
harshness
6noun
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Synonyms
indentation pitting
7noun
rowdy behavior
Synonyms
disorderliness rowdiness rowdyism
8noun
used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
Synonyms
choppiness

Synonyms

crudeness raggedness harshness indentation pitting disorderliness rowdiness rowdyism choppiness

Common word forms

roughnesses

Words from these letters

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