1
as in bitterness
a harsh or sharp quality
a roughness to the wine that should decrease with age
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2
as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the roughness of pioneer life is not glossed over in the documentary
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Recent Examples of roughness
The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.
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Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through.
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Sumit Mandal,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
But even something about this roughness seems, in its way, right.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
That means that one in every 17 miles of Idaho roads studied scored poor on the roughness index.
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Rose Evans
may 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
With just the right amount of roughness, the ocean is the perfect place for littles ones to exert their boundless energy.
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Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
There were areas that felt intimate and communal, contrasted by the industrial bones of the space, exposed materials, scale, and a certain roughness that kept it from feeling too polished.
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Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
The roughness has to do with our times.
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Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Tiny imperfections, including surface roughness, slight misalignments, and stray electrical charges, can destabilize the trap.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Features such as surface roughness and protruding fibers create more sites where particles can stick to the outer surface rather than passing through.
—
Sumit Mandal,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
But even something about this roughness seems, in its way, right.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
That means that one in every 17 miles of Idaho roads studied scored poor on the roughness index.
—
Rose Evans
may 11,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
With just the right amount of roughness, the ocean is the perfect place for littles ones to exert their boundless energy.
—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
There were areas that felt intimate and communal, contrasted by the industrial bones of the space, exposed materials, scale, and a certain roughness that kept it from feeling too polished.
—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
The roughness has to do with our times.
—
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Tiny imperfections, including surface roughness, slight misalignments, and stray electrical charges, can destabilize the trap.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughness
Noun
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In the case of Alito and Thomas, there is also a striking note of bitterness.
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Looking back now, however, there is no bitterness attached to that chapter.
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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
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The Detroit pizza features the style’s signature crown of crispy cheese around the edges, and a blanket of brick cheese.
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Both the scalloped edges and adorable blue gingham print made this a top pick for me.
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That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.
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At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
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The reception reportedly offered multiple bars and food stations, which featured bites such as sushi and Italian cuisine.
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.
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The harshness of the response suggested that after nearly five decades of trying to negotiate with the SSPX, the Holy See has had enough.
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The harshness of the response suggested that after trying to negotiate with the SSPX, the Vatican under Leo XIV had had enough.
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All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.
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“Roughness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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