a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

[ Syn: raggedness ]

the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses

[ Syn: harshness ]

an unpolished unrefined quality; the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her

[ Syn: crudeness ]

used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

[ Syn: choppiness , rough water ]

rowdy behavior

[ Syn: rowdiness , rowdyism , disorderliness ]

the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

[ Syn: pitting , indentation ]

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'