Engelsk navneord: roughness | |||
1. | roughness (om egenskab) a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | raggedness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | texture | ||
Mere specifikke termer | abrasiveness, bristliness, bumpiness, burl, coarseness, coarseness, graininess, granularity, harshness, knot, nubbiness, prickliness, scaliness, scratchiness, shagginess, slub, spininess, thorniness, tweediness | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | smoothness | ||
2. | roughness (om egenskab) the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | harshness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | unpleasantness | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness | ||
3. | roughness (om egenskab) an unpolished unrefined quality | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | crudeness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | inelegance | ||
4. | roughness (om tilstand) used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | choppiness, rough water | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | storminess | ||
5. | roughness (om tilstand) rowdy behavior | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | disorderliness, rowdiness, rowdyism | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disorder | ||
6. | roughness (om proces) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | indentation, pitting | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | corroding, corrosion, erosion | ||
7. | roughness (om handling) harsh or severe speech or behavior | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Men associate the roughness of nonstandard working-class speech with masculinity. The roughness of her voice was a signal to keep quiet. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | intensification | ||