harshness vs roughness

roughness vs harshness

harshness and roughness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
harshness	Yes	No	No	No
roughness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, harshness and roughness are synonyms defined as:

harshness and roughness: the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

As nouns, roughness is a hypernym of harshness; that is, roughness is a word with a broader meaning than harshness:

harshness: the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
roughness: a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

Other hypernyms of harshness include raggedness.

harshness (noun)	roughness (noun)
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses	harsh or severe speech or behavior
excessive sternness	a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions	the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance	an unpolished unrefined quality
	the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
	used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
	rowdy behavior

Difference between harshness and roughness

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