ROUGHNESS Synonyms

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• shabbiness by virtue of being in rags

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being sharply disagreeable

• a sharp bitterness

• a sharp sour taste

• a rough and bitter manner

• a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

• the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids

• the trait of extreme cruelty

• a brutal barbarous savage act

• the texture of a surface that has many bumps

• language or humor that is down-to-earth

• the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

• looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

• the quality of lacking taste and refinement

• a throaty harshness

• an abrupt discourteous manner

• something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface

• the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines

• the property of being big and strong

• the quality of being topologically uneven

• the quality of being difficult to do

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

• a quick and penetrating intelligence

• the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

• a strong odor or taste property

• the quality of being keenly and painfully felt

• thinness of edge or fineness of point

• the quality of being sharp and clear

• harshness of manner

• the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

• the property of moving with pain or difficulty

• firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

• excessive sternness

• enduring strength and energy

• the property of being big and strong

• the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

• impressive difficulty

• the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

• the quality of being unbalanced

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather