Meaning of ROUGHNESS

Pronunciation:			r'ufnus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" [n]  a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven [n]  harsh or rough to the ear [n]  the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion [n]  rowdy behavior [n]  used of the sea
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	Synonyms:		choppiness, crudeness, disorderliness, indentation, pitting, rough water, rowdiness, rowdyism
	Antonyms:		smoothness
	See Also:		abrasiveness, bumpiness, burl, coarseness, corroding, corrosion, disorder, erosion, graininess, granularity, gruffness, harshness, hoarseness, huskiness, inelegance, knot, nubbiness, quality, scratchiness, shagginess, slub, storminess, texture, timber, timbre, tone, tweediness
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\Rough"ness\, n. The quality or state of being rough.