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noun (n)

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  raggedness
  Antonym:
  smoothness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  harshness
  

  source: wordnet30
• an unpolished unrefined quality(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  crudeness
  

  source: wordnet30
• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  choppiness, rough water
  

  source: wordnet30
• rowdy behavior(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism
  

  source: wordnet30
• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion(noun.process)

  Synonym:
  indentation, pitting
  

  source: wordnet30
• harsh or severe speech or behavior(noun.act)

  Example:
  Men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity.
  The roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The quality or state of being rough.(noun)

  source: webster1913