| English noun: ruggedness | |||
| 1. | ruggedness (attribute) the property of being big and strong | ||
| Synonyms | huskiness, toughness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strength | ||
| 2. | ruggedness (attribute) the quality of being topologically uneven | ||
| Samples | The ruggedness of the mountains. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unevenness, variability | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hilliness | ||
| 3. | ruggedness (attribute) the quality of being difficult to do | ||
| Samples | He assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness. The ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail. | ||
| Synonyms | hardness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difficultness, difficulty | ||