"roughness" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: texture - the feel of a surface or a fabric
subtypes:
- scaliness - the property of being scaly
- coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness - looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
- burl, knot, slub - soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
- abrasiveness, harshness, scratchiness - the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
- coarseness, graininess, granularity - the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
- shagginess - roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs
- bumpiness - the texture of a surface that has many bumps
- bristliness, prickliness, spininess, thorniness - the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines
same as: raggedness
is a type of: unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure

subtypes: gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness - a throaty harshness

same as: harshness
is a type of: inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

same as: crudeness
is a type of: storminess - the state of being stormy

same as: choppiness, rough water
is a type of: disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order

same as: disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism
is a type of: corroding, corrosion, erosion - erosion by chemical action

same as: indentation, pitting
is a type of: intensification - action that makes something stronger or more extreme