Roughness - Definition

n 1: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is
irregular and uneven [syn: roughness, raggedness] [ant:
smoothness]
2: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating)
to the senses [syn: harshness, roughness]
3: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier
dwellings depressed her" [syn: crudeness, roughness]
4: used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather [syn:
choppiness, roughness, rough water]
5: rowdy behavior [syn: rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness,
disorderliness]
6: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of
corrosion [syn: pitting, roughness, indentation]
7: harsh or severe speech or behavior; "men associate the
roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with
masculinity"; "the roughness of her voice was a signal to
keep quiet"