roughness
NOUN
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
roughness is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1U1G2H4N1E1S1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does roughness mean?
NOUN · 7 SENSES
1
The quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses.
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BROADER
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2
Rowdy behavior.
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3
Used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather.
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4
A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven.
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5
An unpolished unrefined quality.
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6
The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.
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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”
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