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roughness

Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌf.nəs/

The English word “roughness” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The property of being rough, coarseness.
  2. Something that is rough; a rough spot.
  3. Roughage; coarse fodder.
  4. Abundance, especially of food.
  5. A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).

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