roughness
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(noun) a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
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Related Words: abrasiveness, bumpiness, burl, coarseness, graininess, granularity, harshness, knot, nubbiness, scratchiness, shagginess, slub, texture, tweediness |
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Antonyms: smoothness |
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(noun) an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" |
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Synonyms: crudeness |
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Related Words: inelegance |
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(noun) harsh or rough to the ear |
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Synonyms: harshness |
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Related Words: gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness, quality, timber, timbre, tone |
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(noun) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion |
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Synonyms: indentation, pitting |
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Related Words: corroding, corrosion, erosion |
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(noun) used of the sea |
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Synonyms: choppiness, rough water |
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Related Words: storminess |
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(noun) rowdy behavior |
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Synonyms: disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism |
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Related Words: disorder |
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