roughness
English Thesaurus
1. harsh or severe speech or behavior (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | intensification, |
| definition | : | action that makes something stronger or more extreme (noun.act) |
2. an unpolished unrefined quality (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | inelegance, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking refinement and good taste (noun.attribute) |
3. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | texture, |
| definition | : | the feel of a surface or a fabric (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | scaliness, |
| definition | : | the property of being scaly (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | burl, knot, slub, |
| definition | : | soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | shagginess, |
| definition | : | roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | bumpiness, |
| definition | : | the texture of a surface that has many bumps (noun.attribute) |
4. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | unpleasantness, |
| definition | : | the quality of giving displeasure (noun.attribute) |
5. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion (noun.process)
6. rowdy behavior (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | disorder, |
| definition | : | a disturbance of the peace or of public order (noun.state) |
7. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | storminess, |
| definition | : | the state of being stormy (noun.state) |
8. an unpolished unrefined quality (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | harsh, rough, |
| definition | : | unpleasantly stern (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crude, rough, |
| definition | : | not carefully or expertly made (adj.all) |
9. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | smoothness, |
| definition | : | a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ragged, |
| definition | : | having an irregular outline (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, unsmooth, |
| definition | : | having or caused by an irregular surface (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, |
| definition | : | of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped (adj.all) |
10. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | harsh, |
| definition | : | disagreeable to the senses (adj.all) |
11. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion (noun.process)
| derivation | : | dent, indent, |
| definition | : | make a depression into (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mark, pit, pock, scar, |
| definition | : | mark with a scar (verb.contact) |
12. rowdy behavior (noun.state)
| derivation | : | pugnacious, rough, |
| definition | : | ready and able to resort to force or violence (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disorderly, |
| definition | : | undisciplined and unruly (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | raucous, rowdy, |
| definition | : | disturbing the public peace; loud and rough (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, |
| definition | : | (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse (adj.all) |
13. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather (noun.state)
| derivation | : | choppy, |
| definition | : | rough with small waves (adj.all) |
14. an unpolished unrefined quality (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | harsh, rough, |
| definition | : | unpleasantly stern (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | crude, rough, |
| definition | : | not carefully or expertly made (adj.all) |
15. a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | smoothness, |
| definition | : | a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | ragged, |
| definition | : | having an irregular outline (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, unsmooth, |
| definition | : | having or caused by an irregular surface (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, |
| definition | : | of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped (adj.all) |
16. the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | harsh, |
| definition | : | disagreeable to the senses (adj.all) |
17. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion (noun.process)
| derivation | : | dent, indent, |
| definition | : | make a depression into (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | mark, pit, pock, scar, |
| definition | : | mark with a scar (verb.contact) |
18. rowdy behavior (noun.state)
| derivation | : | pugnacious, rough, |
| definition | : | ready and able to resort to force or violence (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disorderly, |
| definition | : | undisciplined and unruly (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | raucous, rowdy, |
| definition | : | disturbing the public peace; loud and rough (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | rough, |
| definition | : | (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse (adj.all) |
19. used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather (noun.state)
| derivation | : | choppy, |
| definition | : | rough with small waves (adj.all) |
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