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- [gruhf]
- /grʌf/
- /ˈɡrʌf.nəs/
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- [gruhf]
- /grʌf/
Definitions of gruffness word
- adjective gruffness low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice. 1
- adjective gruffness rough, brusque, or surly: a gruff manner. 1
- noun gruffness The characteristic or quality of being gruff. 1
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Origin of gruffness
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle Dutch grof coarse; cognate with German grob
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Parts of speech for Gruffness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gruffness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gruffness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gruffness
noun gruffness
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- unevenness — not level or flat; rough; rugged: The wheels bumped and jolted over the uneven surface.
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- bumpy — A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it.
Antonyms for gruffness
noun gruffness
- break even — to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- gentility — good breeding or refinement.
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
- smoothness — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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