English to English
noun
- a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
source: WordNet 3.0
- the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
source: WordNet 3.0
- an unpolished unrefined quality
The crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her.
source: WordNet 3.0
- used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
source: WordNet 3.0
- rowdy behavior
source: WordNet 3.0
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The quality or state of being rough.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [rófnes] Kagaspangan; kabastusan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
