roughness
Translation
coarseness, unevenness, harshness, severity
Examples
I felt the roughness of the stone wall.
I felt the roughness of the stone wall.
There was a roughness in his voice.
There was a roughness in his voice.
Grammar Patterns
((the ... of sth.)) the quality of being rough I felt the roughness of the stone wall.
Similar Words
Synonyms: coarseness, harshness; Antonyms: smoothness, gentleness
Etymology
From 'rough' + the noun-forming suffix '-ness', which indicates a state or quality.
Memory Tips
It's the noun form of the adjective 'rough'. If a surface is 'rough', it has 'roughness'.