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hoarseness vs roughness

roughness vs hoarseness

hoarseness and roughness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoarseness Yes No No No
roughness Yes No No No
As nouns, roughness is a hypernym of hoarseness; that is, roughness is a word with a broader meaning than hoarseness:
  • hoarseness: a throaty harshness
  • roughness: the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
Other hypernyms of hoarseness include harshness.
hoarseness (noun) roughness (noun)
a throaty harshness harsh or severe speech or behavior
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
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 hoarseness and roughness

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