Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [ruhf]
- /rʌf/
- /ˈrʌfnɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhf]
- /rʌf/
Definitions of roughness word
- adjective roughness having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road. 1
- adjective roughness shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat. 1
- adjective roughness (of an uninhabited region or large land area) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, trees, stones, etc.: to hunt over rough country. 1
- adjective roughness acting with or characterized by violence: Boxing is a rough sport. 1
- adjective roughness characterized by unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules: It was a rough prize fight. 1
- adjective roughness violently disturbed or agitated; turbulent, as water or the air: a rough sea. 1
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Origin of roughness
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (adj. and noun); Old English rūh (adj.); cognate with Dutch ruig, German rauh
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Parts of speech for Roughness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roughness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
roughness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roughness
noun roughness
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- brute force — physical strength, power
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- coarseness — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
Antonyms for roughness
noun roughness
- adorableness — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- airiness — the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- bonne bouche — a tasty titbit or morsel
Top questions with roughness
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