rough vs roughness

roughness vs rough

rough and roughness both are nouns.

rough is an adjective but roughness is not an adjective.

rough is a verb but roughness is not a verb.

rough is an adverb but roughness is not an adverb.

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

rough (noun)	roughness (noun)
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short	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

rough (adjective)	roughness (adjective)
having or caused by an irregular surface
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
not shaped by cutting or trimming
ready and able to resort to force or violence
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
full of hardship or trials
not quite exact or correct
violently agitated and turbulent
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly stern
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
not carefully or expertly made

rough (verb)	roughness (verb)
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

rough (adverb)	roughness (adverb)
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

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